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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2021 Jun 2;105(2):398–406. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.05.040

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics for English and Spanish speakers

Characteristics Categories Spanish Speakers n=19, no. (%) English Speakers n=29, no. (%)

Food Insecurity
Food insecure 11 (58) 22 (76)
Food secure 5 (26) 6 (21)

Education Level a
Some elementary school 1 (5) 2 (7)
Some middle school 2 (11) 2 (7)
Some high school 2 (11) 3 (10)
High school graduate or some college 7 (37) 14 (48)
College graduate or more Missing 4 (21)
3 (16)
5 (17)
3 (10)

Born in US
Yes 0 (0) 3 (10) d
No 19 (100) c 24 (83)e

Time in US, y (mean, SD) b
15 (11.5) 18 (16.6)
Age, y (mean, SD)
54 (8.3) 55 (9.0)
a

Missing data for 3 English speakers (10%) and for 3 Spanish speakers (16%)

b

Missing data for 5 English speakers (17%) and for 3 Spanish speakers (16%)

c

Birthplaces of Spanish speakers: Central America 6 (32%), Caribbean 9 (47%), South America 4 (21%)

d

Missing data for 2 English speakers (7%)

e

Birthplaces of foreign-born English speakers: Caribbean 12 (50%), South America 8 (33%), West Africa 2 (8%), Asia 1 (4%), Central America 1 (4%)