Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of the full sample and diet change subgroups.
| Participant Characteristic | Full Sample (N = 1070) | Healthy dietary change (n = 302) | Unhealthy dietary change (n = 265) | No dietary change (n = 501) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, %(N) | ||||
| Male | 50.9 (545) | 52.7 (159) | 57.3 (152) | 46.5 (233) |
| Female | 49.1 (526) | 47.3 (143) | 42.7 (113) | 53.5 (268) |
| Poverty level, %(N) | ||||
| Under 100% FPL | 21.1 (214) | 22.1 (64) | 23.9 (61) | 18.9 (89) |
| 100–200% FPL | 19.3 (196) | 24.1 (70) | 19.2 (49) | 16.4 (77) |
| 201–300% FPL | 14.3 (146) | 17.5 (51) | 12.4 (32) | 13.5 (64) |
| Above 300% FPL | 45.3 (460) | 36.3 (105) | 44.5 (113) | 51.1 (240) |
| Employment Status, %(N) | ||||
| Working | 47.4 (508) | 44.5 (135) | 55.8 (148) | 44.8 (225) |
| Unemployed | 18.6 (199) | 24.3 (73) | 22.2 (59) | 13.3 (66) |
| Retired | 13.2 (142) | 10.2 (31) | 7.0 (19) | 18.4 (92) |
| Disabled | 5.1 (55) | 3.4 (10) | 4.1 (11) | 6.5 (33) |
| Other, mixed, sick leave | 15.6 (167) | 17.6 (53) | 10.9 (29) | 17.0 (85) |
| Age categories, %(N) | ||||
| 18–30 years | 20.6 (221) | 23.1 (70) | 26.5 (70) | 15.8 (79) |
| 31–40 years | 22.6 (242) | 23.6 (71) | 25.3 (67) | 20.4 (102) |
| 41–50 years | 15.2 (163) | 18.6 (56) | 15.7 (42) | 12.8 (64) |
| 51–64 years | 23.7 (254) | 21.4 (65) | 21.8 (58) | 26.2 (131) |
| 65+ years | 18.0 (192) | 13.2 (40) | 10.7 (28) | 24.8 (124) |
| Race & Ethnicity, %(N) | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 30.4 (324) | 21.3 (64) | 28.6 (75) | 37.0 (184) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 8.3 (88) | 9.8 (30) | 6.5 (17) | 8.3 (41) |
| Hispanic | 43.1 (460) | 52.2 (158) | 38.5 (101) | 40.0 (199) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 15.5 (165) | 15.6 (47) | 20.8 (55) | 12.8 (64) |
| Mixed | 2.5 (192) | 1.0 (3) | 5.6 (15) | 1.9 (9) |
| Household structure | ||||
| M Children in household | 38.4 | 44.1 | 46.2 | 31.0 |
| Health status, %(N) | ||||
| Obesity | 16.5 (172) | 15.3 (45) | 19.8 (51) | 15.5 (76) |
| Diabetes | 11.8 (123) | 11.0 (32) | 11.1 (29) | 12.7 (62) |
| Heart disease | 3.7 (40) | 5.1 (15) | 2.1 (5) | 3.8 (19) |
| High blood pressure | 23.3 (244) | 24.7 (15) | 16.1 (16) | 26.3 (129) |
| Formal and informal support | ||||
| % (N) Receiving SNAP | 14.9 (159) | 13.1 (39) | 20.5 (54) | 13.0 (65) |
| % (N) Unemployment insurance | 13.9 (149) | 20.1 (61) | 11.6 (31) | 11.4 (57) |
| M Social network size | 29.6 | 33.8 | 27.5 | 28.3 |
| Challenges in accessing food | ||||
| % (N) Experienced food insecurity | 28.7 (307) | 40.7 (123) | 37.7 (100) | 16.5 (83) |
| % (N) Challenges due to store closures | 10.2 (110) | 12.8 (39) | 17.0 (45) | 5.0 (25) |
| % (N) Challenges due to transportation | 6.8 (72) | 6.2 (19) | 12.3 (33) | 4.1 (21) |
| % (N) Low income and low food access census tract | 29.3 (312) | 26.0 (77) | 26.6 (70) | 32.8 (164) |
Note: Percentages are column percentages. For example, they represent the % of the Full sample who are male and female, and subsequently the % of respondents that reported a “Healthy diet change” who are male and female.