Table 3.

Characteristics associated with the likelihood of lower income, subjective poverty and food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Odds ratios from logistic regression models

	(1)	(2)	(3)
Variables	Loss of income during pandemic*	Inability to afford food, transportation, housing	Food insecurity during pandemic
	n = 554	n = 554	n = 554
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Decreased income		2.75	2.80
		(1.81–4.17)	(1.88–4.17)
Age (reference: 34–49)
18–24	1.19	0.68	0.82
	(0.72–1.96)	(0.38–1.21)	(0.47–1.41)
25–34	1.24	0.84	0.93
	(0.77–2.01)	(0.48–1.45)	(0.54–1.59)
Race/Ethnicity (reference: White/Caucasian)
Hispanic/Latinx	1.20	4.01	1.95
	(0.70–2.06)	(2.25–7.15)	(1.12–3.40)
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.31	1.19	0.65
	(0.75–2.27)	(0.62–2.27)	(0.34–1.25)
Black/African American	1.11	3.92	1.41
	(0.54–2.29)	(1.81–8.50)	(0.67–3.00)
American Indian/Alaskan Native	0.15	-	1.00
	(0.02–1.54)		(0.13–7.85)
Multiracial/Multiethnic/Others	1.44	2.12	1.36
	(0.79–2.62)	(1.10–4.07)	(0.72–2.59)
Education (reference: Graduate Degree)
Less than 12th grade	1.26	7.53	13.14
	(0.15–10.66)	(0.46–123.81)	(0.88–196.45)
High school diploma/GED	2.04	1.68	4.24
	(0.93–4.51)	(0.66–4.33)	(1.73–10.41)
Some or technical college/associate degree	2.38	2.39	2.77
	(1.31–4.34)	(1.17–4.87)	(1.36–5.65)
Bachelor's degree	1.57	1.81	2.24
	(0.89–2.79)	(0.91–3.63)	(1.12–4.51)
Below Federal poverty level (reference: above poverty)	3.19	4.20	3.11
	(2.05–4.98)	(2.64–6.67)	(1.99–4.84)

^⁎Loss of income during the pandemic is compared to 2 other categories: (1) no loss of income and (2) income gains during the pandemic.