Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for full analytic, immigrant, and SNAP/WIC-eligible samples.
| Mean (SE) or Proportion |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Full Sample (N = 1603) | Immigrant Sample (N = 890) | SNAP/WIC-Eligible Sample (N = 508) | |
| Female | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.48 |
| Age | 35.62 (0.33) | 37.96 (0.32) | 34.50 (0.45) |
| Partnered | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.65 |
| High BMI—Traditional | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.80 |
| High BMI—Adjusted | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| High Waist Circumference—Traditional | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.56 |
| High Waist Circumference—Adjusted | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.68 |
| High Percent Body Fat—Traditional | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 |
| High Percent Body Fat—Adjusted | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.33 |
| Immigrant | 0.55 | 0.64 | |
| Education | |||
| Less than High School | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.24 |
| Some High School | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| High School | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.27 |
| Some College | 0.25 | 0.14 | 0.21 |
| College or More | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Income X Parenthood | |||
| Moderate/Upper Income, Non-Parent | 0.21 | 0.13 | |
| Moderate/Upper Income, Parent | 0.22 | 0.18 | |
| Low Income, Non-Parent | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.22 |
| Low Income, Parent | 0.45 | 0.58 | 0.78 |
| Food Security | |||
| Fully Food Secure | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.35 |
| Marginally Food Secure | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Low Food Security | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.29 |
| Very Low Food Security | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.16 |
| Less than 10 Years in the United States | 0.19 | ||
| Participation in SNAP/WIC | 0.85 | ||
Notes: All descriptive statistics are survey weighted using NHANES weights, PSU, and strata.