Table 2.
Prevalence of food insecurity by cardiometabolic condition status among COVID Impact Survey respondents (n = 10,760), a nationally representative survey of the US (April–June 2020).
| Total | Adults with Cardiometabolic Conditions | Adults without Cardiometabolic Conditions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Row % | 95% CI | Row % | 95% CI | Row % | 95% CI | p | |
| Age | |||||||
| 18–29 | 47.3 | 43.7, 51.0 | 67.3 | 58.7, 74.8 | 44.4 | 40.5, 48.3 | <0.001 |
| 30–44 | 42.4 | 40.1, 44.8 | 52.5 | 47.6, 57.4 | 39.6 | 36.9, 42.2 | <0.001 |
| 45–59 | 28.9 | 26.6, 31.2 | 35.5 | 31.9, 39.3 | 24 | 21.3, 27.0 | <0.001 |
| 60+ | 21.3 | 19.5, 23.2 | 24.0 | 21.6, 26.6 | 16.2 | 13.8, 19.0 | <0.001 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 30 | 28.1, 31.9 | 27.6 | 25.0, 30.3 | 31.6 | 29.1, 34.3 | 0.032 |
| Female | 37.4 | 35.7, 39.2 | 41.7 | 38.8, 44.7 | 35.1 | 33.0, 37.3 | <0.001 |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married/Living with Partner | 28.2 | 26.6, 29.8 | 27.3 | 24.8, 29.9 | 28.7 | 26.7, 30.8 | 0.40 |
| Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 36.4 | 33.7, 39.2 | 38.1 | 34.4, 41.9 | 34.2 | 30.3, 38.2 | 0.16 |
| Never Married | 45.2 | 42.2, 48.2 | 52.3 | 47.1, 57.5 | 42.8 | 39.3, 46.4 | 0.003 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||
| White, NH | 26.1 | 24.6, 27.6 | 27.3 | 25.1, 29.6 | 25.3 | 23.4, 27.3 | 0.19 |
| Black, NH | 51.4 | 47.6, 55.1 | 49.9 | 44.3, 55.4 | 52.8 | 47.6, 57.9 | 0.45 |
| Hispanic | 49.7 | 46.0, 53.5 | 50.3 | 43.4, 57.1 | 49.5 | 45.1, 54.0 | 0.86 |
| Asian, NH | 33.7 | 26.8, 41.5 | 38.6 | 26.5, 52.3 | 32.1 | 23.9, 41.5 | 0.42 |
| Other | 37.1 | 31.6, 42.8 | 35.9 | 28.1, 44.6 | 37.9 | 30.7, 45.7 | 0.73 |
| Employment Status in the Past 7 Days | |||||||
| Unemployed | 40.0 | 38.2, 41.9 | 39.7 | 37.1, 42.3 | 40.3 | 37.7, 42.9 | 0.74 |
| Employed | 27.8 | 26.0, 29.6 | 25.4 | 22.5, 28.5 | 28.7 | 26.5, 31.0 | 0.09 |
| Education | |||||||
| No HS Diploma | 65.0 | 59.6, 69.9 | 64.4 | 56.2, 71.8 | 65.3 | 58.2, 71.8 | 0.85 |
| HS Graduate | 43.5 | 40.7, 46.4 | 42.9 | 39.0, 46.9 | 43.9 | 40.0, 47.9 | 0.72 |
| Some College | 35.0 | 33.2, 36.9 | 32.8 | 30.1, 35.6 | 36.5 | 34.2, 39.0 | 0.05 |
| Baccalaureate or above | 16.0 | 14.5, 17.6 | 16.6 | 14.2, 19.4 | 15.7 | 13.9, 17.7 | 0.58 |
| Household Income | |||||||
| <$30,000 | 63.9 | 61.2, 66.5 | 63.5 | 59.8, 67.0 | 64.2 | 60.4, 67.9 | 0.78 |
| $30,000–$50,000 | 36.2 | 33.5, 39.0 | 31.8 | 27.9, 35.9 | 39.4 | 35.8, 43.2 | 0.01 |
| $50,000–$75,000 | 27.5 | 24.7, 30.4 | 25.7 | 21.2, 30.9 | 28.3 | 25.0, 31.9 | 0.4 |
| $75,000–$100,000 | 18.4 | 15.6, 21.6 | 18.0 | 13.4, 23.6 | 18.6 | 15.2, 22.7 | 0.83 |
| ≥$100,000 | 10.2 | 8.5, 12.1 | 8.6 | 6.6, 11.1 | 11 | 8.7, 13.7 | 0.16 |
| Region | |||||||
| Northeast | 32.6 | 29.4, 36.0 | 34.9 | 29.8, 40.3 | 31.3 | 27.2, 35.7 | 0.29 |
| Midwest | 31.5 | 29.2, 33.9 | 34.2 | 30.5, 38.1 | 29.7 | 26.8, 32.8 | 0.07 |
| South | 36.6 | 34.4, 38.8 | 35.2 | 32.1, 38.5 | 37.5 | 34.6, 40.5 | 0.31 |
| West | 32.4 | 29.8, 35.0 | 32.4 | 28.2, 36.9 | 32.3 | 29.2, 35.6 | 0.98 |
| Population Density | |||||||
| Rural | 37.2 | 33.2, 41.3 | 41.3 | 35.5, 47.4 | 33.3 | 28.2, 38.9 | 0.05 |
| Suburban | 32.6 | 30.0, 35.3 | 32.0 | 28.1, 36.1 | 33 | 29.6, 36.7 | 0.7 |
| Urban | 33.7 | 32.2, 35.3 | 33.9 | 31.5, 36.4 | 33.6 | 31.7, 35.7 | 0.87 |
| Insurance Type or Health Coverage Plans | |||||||
| Purchased Plan | 26.7 | 23.9, 29.8 | 23.3 | 19.5, 27.5 | 29.5 | 25.5, 34.0 | 0.04 |
| Employer-Sponsored | 21.1 | 19.5, 22.7 | 20.5 | 17.9, 23.3 | 21.3 | 19.4, 23.4 | 0.64 |
| TRICARE | 27.2 | 22.4, 32.6 | 25 | 18.2, 33.1 | 29.2 | 22.7, 36.6 | 0.43 |
| Medicaid | 67.1 | 64.5, 69.6 | 66.5 | 62.9, 70.0 | 67.6 | 63.8, 71.2 | 0.69 |
| Medicare | 29.7 | 27.5, 32.0 | 31.6 | 28.9, 34.5 | 25.9 | 22.4, 29.8 | 0.02 |
| Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) | 56.8 | 52.8, 60.8 | 59.3 | 54.4, 64.1 | 51.2 | 44.2, 58.1 | 0.06 |
| VA | 31.7 | 26.3, 37.6 | 32.3 | 24.9, 40.7 | 30.8 | 23.6, 39.0 | 0.79 |
| Indian Health Service | 83.0 | 74.1, 89.3 | 90.3 | 80.9, 95.4 | 70.7 | 51.4, 84.6 | 0.02 |
| No insurance | 56.5 | 51.9, 61.1 | 55 | 46.0, 63.6 | 57 | 51.6, 62.3 | 0.7 |
Cardiometabolic conditions include diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and end-stage kidney disease; NH is non-Hispanic, HS is high school, and VA is Veterans Administration.