Table 1.

Participants’ Demographics (N = 408).

Demographics	Total		Head start (n = 199)		Qualtrics panel (n = 209)
	M (range)	SD	M (range)	SD	M (range)	SD
Age	31.10 (18–65)	7.25	30.91 (18–53)	6.20	31.29 (18–65)	8.13
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex (female)	356	87.5%	184	92.5%	172	82.7%
Ethnicity (Hispanic)	68	16.7%	23	11.6%	45	21.6%
Race
White	250	61.3%	117	58.8%	133	63.6%
Black	86	21.1%	48	24.1%	38	18.2%
Mixed/other	72	17.6%	34	17.1%	38	18.2%
Marital status
Married/partnered	207	50.7%	88	44.2%	119	56.9%
Separated/widowed	53	13.0%	29	14.6%	24	11.5%
Single	148	36.3%	82	41.2%	66	31.6%
Annual income
< $20,000	174	42.6%	98	49.2%	76	36.4%
$20,000–29,999	112	27.5%	50	25.1%	62	29.7%
$30,000–49,999	97	23.8%	34	17.1%	63	30.1%
≥ $50,000	25	6.1%	17	8.5%	8	3.8%
Employment
Full-time	133	32.8%	62	31.3%	71	34.3%
Part-time	94	23.2%	50	25.3%	44	21.3%
Not employed	178	44.0%	86	43.4%	92	44.4%
Education
≤ High school	158	38.7%	72	36.2%	86	41.1%
Some college	140	34.3%	73	36.7%	67	32.1%
≥ Community college degree	110	27.0%	54	27.1%	56	26.8%
Number of children
1 child	119	29.2%	32	16.1%	87	41.6%
2 children	123	30.1%	67	33.7%	56	26.8%
3 children	100	24.5%	61	30.7%	39	18.7%
4 or more	66	16.2%	39	19.5%	27	12.9%
Household food insecurity status
Household food secure	174	42.6%	114	57.3%	60	28.7%
Household food insecure	234	57.4%	85	42.7%	149	71.3%
Adult food insecurity status
Adult food secure	200	49.0%	130	65.3%	70	33.5%
Adult food insecure	208	51.0%	69	34.7%	139	66.5%
Child food insecurity status
Child food secure	258	63.2%	151	75.9%	107	51.2%
Child food insecure	150	36.8%	48	24.1%	102	48.8%