TABLE 1.
Descriptive statistics on parent and household characteristics
| Full sample | |
|---|---|
| Parent education level (%) | |
| Less than HS degree | 20.5 |
| HS degree or GED only | 47.0 |
| More than HS degree | 32.5 |
| Parent race or ethnicity (%) | |
| White, non‐Latinx | 16.0 |
| Black, non‐Latinx | 9.16 |
| Latinx | 60.7 |
| Mixed or other race | 14.1 |
| Family food assistance use (%) | |
| Received free/reduced‐price lunch | 91.1 |
| Received SNAP | 65.6 |
| Had no trouble using SNAP during COVID | 25.7 |
| Used Grab and Go meals often | 37.1 |
| Respondent is child's mother (%) | 89.9 |
| Respondent average age (M [SD]) | 35.2 (8.89) |
| Child grade (%) | |
| Kindergarten | 32.3 |
| 1st grade | 16.9 |
| 2nd grade | 18.2 |
| 3rd grade | 12.1 |
| 4th grade | 10.9 |
| 5th grade | 9.68 |
| Child is female (%) | 48.8 |
| Surveys completed (%) | 64.9 |
| N | 173–271 |
Range appears for N because some measures came from the study's end‐of‐the‐year survey, which was completed by about two‐thirds of the study sample.
Abbreviation: HS, high school; GED, General Education Diploma; SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.