Table 3.
Emergency supply kit (ESK) ownership by demographic characteristics (weighted) United States, 2020–2021
| Fall 2020 | Spring 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has kit (N = 1160) |
No kit (N = 2276) |
Total (N = 3436) |
P-value | Has kit (N = 2201) |
No kit (N = 3864) |
Total (N = 6065) |
P-value | |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-34 years | 287.3 (30.2) | 663.2 (69.8) | 950.5 (27.7) | 0.0067 | 554.1 (34.0) | 1073.6 (66.0) | 1627.8 (26.8) | 0.0068 |
| 35-54 years | 423.8 (37.1) | 718.3 (62.9) | 1142.1 (33.2) | 768.6 (37.6) | 1277.7 (62.4) | 2046.3 (33.7) | ||
| 55-74 years | 375.8 (34.1) | 727.5 (65.9) | 1103.3 (32.1) | 748.1 (37.9) | 1223.9 (62.1) | 1972.0 (32.5) | ||
| 75+ years | 73.2 (30.5) | 166.9 (69.5) | 240.1 (7.0) | 130.4 (31.1) | 288.9 (68.9) | 419.3 (6.9) | ||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 582.0 (34.8) | 1090.7 (65.2) | 1672.8 (48.7) | 0.2130 | 1101.3 (37.7) | 1821.7 (62.3) | 2923.0 (48.2) | 0.0308 |
| Female | 578.1 (32.8) | 1185.2 (67.2) | 1763.3 (51.3) | 1100.1 (35.0) | 2042.4 (65.0) | 3142.4 (51.8) | ||
| Education | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 105.8 (32.2) | 222.7 (67.8) | 328.5 (9.6) | 0.1043 | 212.0 (35.3) | 387.8 (64.7) | 599.8 (9.9) | 0.0019 |
| High school | 295.8 (30.9) | 661.4 (69.1) | 957.1 (27.9) | 544.4 (33.2) | 1094.0 (66.8) | 1638.4 (27.0) | ||
| Some college | 334.9 (34.9) | 624.6 (65.1) | 959.6 (27.9) | 731.1 (39.5) | 1122.1 (60.6) | 1853.2 (30.6) | ||
| Bachelor’s or higher | 423.6 (35.6) | 767.3 (64.4) | 1190.8 (34.7) | 713.8 (36.2) | 1260.3 (63.8) | 1974.0 (32.6) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 692.2 (31.1) | 1533.3 (68.9) | 2225.5 (64.8) | < 0.0001 | 1361.8 (34.9) | 2540.6 (65.1) | 3902.5 (64.3) | 0.0155 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 143.5 (37.3) | 241.0 (62.7) | 384.5 (11.2) | 269.8 (40.2) | 401.5 (59.8) | 671.3 (11.1) | ||
| Hispanic | 197.7 (37.7) | 326.7 (62.3) | 524.4 (15.3) | 364.2 (37.1) | 616.4 (62.9) | 980.7 (16.2) | ||
| Mixed race | 13.7 (26.8) | 37.4 (73.2) | 51.1 (1.5) | 48.4 (44.0) | 61.6 (56.0) | 110.1 (1.8) | ||
| Other | 113.0 (45.1) | 137.5 (54.9) | 250.4 (7.3) | 157.1 (39.2) | 243.9 (60.8) | 980.7 (16.2) | ||
| Housing structure | ||||||||
| Single family home | 875.6 (34.8) | 1637.9 (65.2) | 2513.5 (73.2) | 0.0008 | 1631.7 (37.2) | 2760.0 (62.9) | 4391.6 (72.4) | 0.1463 |
| Townhome/duplex | 105.1 (37.2) | 117.7 (62.8) | 282.8 (8.2) | 177.2 (33.2) | 357.0 (66.8) | 534.2 (8.8) | ||
| Apartment | 130.9 (26.0) | 372.9 (74.0) | 503.8 (14.7) | 311.2 (34.4) | 594.4 (65.6) | 905.6 (14.9) | ||
| Mobile home, boat, RV, etc. | 48.5 (35.7) | 87.5 (64.3) | 136.0 (4.0) | 81.2 (34.7) | 152.7 (65.3) | 233.9 (3.9) | ||
| Ownership status | ||||||||
| Owns | 906.8 (35.5) | 1644.8 (64.5) | 2551.6 (74.3) | 0.0007 | 1632.2 (36.7) | 2816.7 (63.3) | 4448.9 (73.4) | 0.5707 |
| Rents | 232.2 (28.3) | 587.9 (71.7) | 820.1 (23.9) | 533.3 (35.2) | 981.5 (64.8) | 1514.7 (25.0) | ||
| Occupy w/o payment | 21.0 (32.7) | 43.3 (67.3) | 64.3 (1.9) | 35.9 (35.3) | 65.9 (64.8) | 101.8 (1.7) | ||
| Region | ||||||||
| South | 497.5 (38.3) | 800.2 (61.7) | 1297.7 (37.8) | < 0.0001 | 938.4 (40.8) | 1360.6 (59.2) | 2298.9 (37.9) | < 0.0001 |
| West | 312.3 (38.1) | 508.4 (62.0) | 820.7 (23.9) | 601.5 (41.8) | 837.3 (58.2) | 1438.8 (23.7) | ||
| Midwest | 183.0 (26.0) | 520.9 (74.0) | 703.8 (20.5) | 354.4 (27.7) | 924.5 (72.3) | 1279.0 (21.1) | ||
| Northeast | 167.3 (27.3) | 446.4 (72.7) | 613.8 (17.9) | 307.0 (29.3) | 741.7 (70.7) | 1048.7 (17.3) | ||
| Urbanicity | ||||||||
| Metropolitan | 146.3 (32.2) | 307.7 (67.8) | 453.9 (13.2) | 0.4559 | 1925.3 (36.7) | 3327.3 (63.4) | 5252.6 (86.6) | 0.1374 |
| Non-metropolitan | 1013.8 (34.0) | 1968.3 (66.0) | 2982.1 (86.8) | 276.0 (34.0) | 536.7 (66.0) | 812.8 (13.4) | ||
| Household size | ||||||||
| Lives alone | 147.3 (29.6) | 350.9 (70.4) | 498.2 (14.5) | 0.0321 | 329.2 (39.1) | 513.8 (61.0) | 843.1 (13.9) | 0.0727 |
| Lives with others | 1012.8 (34.5) | 1925.0 (65.5) | 2937.8 (85.5) | 1872.1 (35.9) | 3350.2 (64.2) | 5222.3 (86.1) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married/with partner | 757.9 (34.4) | 1446.9 (65.6) | 2204.8 (64.2) | 0.3094 | 1311.3 (37.3) | 2207.5 (62.7) | 3518.8 (58.0) | 0.0641 |
| Single | 402.2 (32.7) | 829.0 (67.3) | 1231.2 (35.8) | 890.0 (35.0) | 1656.6 (65.1) | 2546.6 (42.0) | ||
| Children in household | ||||||||
| Household has children | 382.3 (35.3) | 702.2 (64.8) | 1084.5 (31.6) | 0.2107 | 744.8 (37.5) | 1241.4 (62.5) | 1986.2 (32.8) | 0.1732 |
| No children in home | 777.8 (33.1) | 1573.7 (66.9) | 2351.5 (68.4) | 1456.5 (35.7) | 2622.6 (64.3) | 4079.1 (67.3) | ||
| Household income | ||||||||
| < $25 000 | 150.7 (34.4) | 287.5 (65.6) | 438.3 (12.8) | < 0.0084 | 253.2 (36.1) | 448.0 (63.9) | 701.3 (11.6) | 0.0314 |
| $25 000 < $50 000 | 172.5 (28.4) | 435.7 (71.6) | 608.1 (17.7) | 368.2 (35.0) | 685.2 (65.1) | 1053.5 (17.4) | ||
| $50 000 < $75 000 | 191.4 (33.7) | 376.6 (66.3) | 567.9 (16.5) | 376.1 (35.6) | 681.0 (64.4) | 1057.2 (17.4) | ||
| $75 000 < $100 000 | 159.3 (33.1) | 321.8 (66.9) | 481.1 (14.0) | 282.7 (32.7) | 582.4 (67.3) | 865.1 (14.3) | ||
| $100 000 < $150 000 | 209.9 (33.6) | 414.3 (66.4) | 624.1 (18.2) | 451.8 (39.6) | 689.6 (60.4) | 1141.5 (18.8) | ||
| $150 000 or more | 276.3 (38.6) | 440.1 (61.4) | 716.5 (20.9) | 469.2 (37.6) | 777.8 (62.4) | 1247.0 (20.6) | ||
| Employment status * | ||||||||
| Employed | 798.0 (34.5) | 1458.1 (65.5) | 2226.1 (64.8) | 0.4588 | 952.9 (35.5) | 1729.2 (64.5) | 2682.1 (44.2) | 0.1788 |
| Unemployed/retired | 338.7 (32.3) | 709.2 (67.7) | 1047.9 (30.5) | 847.5 (36.1) | 1501.4 (63.9) | 2349.0 (38.7) | ||
| Other | 53.4 (33.0) | 108.6 (67.0) | 162.0 (4.7) | 400.9 (38.8) | 633.4 (61.2) | 1034.3 (17.1) | ||
*
Fall 2020 “Employed” includes all currently employed persons, and “Other” includes those who are temporarily out of work; Spring 2021 “Employed” is employed full-time only, and “Other” are those who are employed part-time. Therefore, these are separate categories and should not be compared.