Table 2.
Prevalence of food pantry use before and in the first year of the pandemic overall and among those experiencing food insecurity by race/ethnicity.
| Food Pantry Use | Race/Ethnicity | Before Pandemic 2 | First Year of Pandemic 3 | Absolute Difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n 1 | Prevalence (95% CI) | p-Value | n 1 | Prevalence (95% CI) | p-Value | |||
| Overall | Overall | 2826 | 9% (7–10%) | 2826 | 12% (11%–14%) | 4% | ||
| White | 2184 | 6% (5–7%) | Ref | 2184 | 9% (7%–10%) | Ref | 3% | |
| Black | 200 | 20% (13–28%) | <0.001 | 200 | 26% (17%–34%) | <0.001 | 5% | |
| Latino | 292 | 21% (14–28%) | <0.001 | 292 | 28% (20%–35%) | <0.001 | 7% | |
| Asian | 150 | 6% (2–11%) | 0.800 | 150 | 9% (3%–15%) | 0.946 | 2% | |
| Adults with food insecurity | Overall | 825 | 27% (22–32%) | 1188 | 32% (28%–36%) | 5% | ||
| White | 570 | 24% (18–29%) | Ref | 845 | 29% (24%–34%) | Ref | 5% | |
| Black | 82 | 32% (18–46%) | 0.252 | 105 | 40% (26%–54%) | 0.123 | 8% | |
| Latino | 142 | 32% (20–43%) | 0.186 | 186 | 41% (30%–52%) | 0.042 | 9% | |
| Asian | 31 | 24% (1–47%) | 0.962 | 52 | 25% (7%–43%) | 0.696 | 1% | |
Chi-square tests with a p-value < 0.05 are bolded. 1 “Other” (Middle Eastern or North African, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, multiracial, or other) race/ethnicity not included in analysis; n = 102. 2 Before pandemic period defined as year before pandemic. 3 First year of pandemic period defined as after the WHO declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic on 11 March 2020 through the end of survey collection.