Table 2.
Demographic and health characteristics of 14,786 young adult participants in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, stratified by food security status
| Food Secure |
Food Insecure |
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|---|---|---|---|
| n | 13,139 |
1,647 |
|
| Demographic characteristics | Mean ± SE / % | Mean ± SE / % | p |
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|
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| Age, years | 28.3 ± 0.1 | 28.4 ± 0.2 | 0.395 |
| Sex | <0.001 | ||
| Female | 48.2% | 57.6% | |
| Male | 51.8% | 42.4% | |
| Race/ethnicity | <0.001 | ||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 66.7% | 58.0% | |
| Black/African American (non-Hispanic) | 14.8% | 25.3% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.2% | 10.6% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) | 3.6% | 1.5% | |
| American Indian/Native American | 1.8% | 3.5% | |
| Other | 1.0% | 1.0% | |
| Educational attainment | <0.001 | ||
| High school or less | 25.0% | 42.0% | |
| More than high school | 75.0% | 58.0% | |
| Income, US dollars | 63,473 ± 999 | 34,859 ± 1,216 | <0.001 |
| Household size | 2.1 ± 0.0 | 2.5 ± 0.1 | <0.001 |
| Public assistance in the past seven years | 20.7% | 53.5% | <0.001 |
| Smoker | 28.1% | 46.3% | <0.001 |
| Alcohol characteristics | |||
| Alcohol use disorder, DSM 5 | <0.001 | ||
| No alcohol use disorder | 66.5% | 68.3% | |
| Mild (2–3 criteria) | 13.2% | 9.4% | |
| Moderate (4–5 criteria) | 10.8% | 8.6% | |
| Severe (≥6 criteria) | 9.5% | 13.7% | |
| Number (count) of problematic drinking behaviors | 1.56 ± 0.05 | 1.70 ± 0.10 | 0.095 |
Bold indicates p<0.05. All means and percentages are calculated with weighted data to reflect the representative proportion in the target U.S. population.
SE=standard error