Table 2.
Socioeconomic characteristics of participants in the PRADLADa study (2015) by frequency and type of establishment of commercial foods away from homeb
| Fast Food |
Chain Restaurant |
Other Restaurant |
Take-Out |
Cafeteria |
Food Trucks |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Rarely | Frequently | Rarely | Frequently | Rarely | Frequently | Rarely | Frequently | Rarely | Frequently | Rarely | Frequently | Rarely | Frequently |
| n (%) | ||||||||||||||
| Participants | 146 (61.1) | 93 (38.9) | 177 (74.1) | 62 (25.9) | 179 (74.9) | 60 (25.1) | 170 (71.1) | 69 (28.9) | 155 (64.9) | 84 (35.2) | 197 (82.4) | 42 (17.6) | 109 (45.6) | 130 (54.4) |
| % | ||||||||||||||
| Age group | ||||||||||||||
| 30-59 y | 72.6** | 88.2** | 74.6** | 90.3** | 77.1 | 83.3 | 75.9 | 85.5 | 75.5 | 84.5 | 76.6 | 88.1 | 70.6** | 85.4** |
| 60-75 y | 27.4** | 11.8** | 25.4** | 9.7** | 22.9 | 16.7 | 24.1 | 14.5 | 24.5 | 15.5 | 23.4 | 11.9 | 29.4** | 14.6** |
| Female sex | 68.5 | 67.7 | 73.4** | 53.2** | 71.5 | 58.3 | 70.6 | 62.3 | 73.5* | 58.3* | 70.6 | 57.1 | 75.2* | 62.3* |
| Less than 8th grade education attainment | 13.7 | 7.6 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 10 | 13 | 7.2 | 13.6 | 7.1 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 16.5* | 7* |
| Employed | 35.6 | 48.4 | 36.7* | 51.6* | 35.2** | 56.7** | 36.5* | 50.7* | 33.5** | 53.6** | 36.5** | 59.5** | 32.1* | 47.7* |
| Annual household income >$20,000 | 22.8** | 14.6** | 20.5* | 17.2* | 23.5* | 19.6* | 19 | 21 | 17.3* | 23.7* | 21.8 | 10.3 | 15.5** | 23.2** |
| Married or living with partner | 66.7 | 72.2 | 65.5 | 76.7 | 67.5 | 71.8 | 65.8 | 76.2 | 65.7 | 74.1 | 68.4 | 70.0 | 66.7 | 72.2 |
| Lives alone | 27.4 | 22.6 | 26.6 | 22.6 | 25.1 | 26.7 | 25.9 | 24.6 | 27.7 | 21.4 | 24.4 | 31 | 28.4 | 23.1 |
| Puerto Rican ethnicity | 76 | 84.9 | 78.5 | 82.3 | 80.4 | 76.7 | 78.2 | 82.6 | 79.4 | 79.8 | 79.2 | 81 | 75.2 | 83.1 |
| Has health insurance | 78.1 | 75.3 | 74.6 | 83.9 | 75.4 | 81.7 | 74.7 | 82.6 | 76.1 | 78.6 | 76.1 | 81 | 75.2 | 78.5 |
| Food insufficiency within past month c | 53.8 | 53.8 | 51.7 | 59.7 | 55.6 | 48.3 | 54.4 | 52.2 | 51.3 | 58.3 | 53.6 | 54.8 | 56.5 | 51.5 |
| WICd participatione | 8.3 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 4.7 |
| PANf participationg | 52.7 | 45.2 | 54.2* | 37.1* | 54.7** | 35** | 52.9 | 42 | 58.7*** | 33.3*** | 51.3 | 42.9 | 62.4*** | 39.2*** |
PRADLAD = Puerto Rico Assessment of Diet, Lifestyle, and Diseases.
Comparisons were made by frequency (“frequently” vs “rarely”) for each meal location using χ2 for categorical variables and analysis of variance for continous variables. “Frequently” means consumption at that location ≥2 times per week, “rarely” means <2 times per week.
Food insuficiency was defined as skipping a meal due to lack of financial resources sometimes or many times during the last month.
WIC = Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
Participation was defined as receipt of program funds by participant or a member of their household.
PAN = Programa de Asistencia Nutricional [Nutritional Assistance Program].
PAN participation was defined as receipt of program funds by participant or a member of their household.
P < .05.
P < .01.
P < .001.