Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of ENABLE participants
| Age, mean ± SD | 41.4 ± 15.4 |
| Female, % | 74.8 |
| Speak English very well, % | 30.2 |
| U.S. Born, % | 17.6 |
| Years in U.S. if non-U.S. born, mean ± SD | 16.4 ± 13.1 |
| Acculturation level | |
| Ethnic Society Immersion Score, mean ± SD | 3.3 ± 0.6 |
| Dominant Society Immersion Score, mean ± SD | 2.8 ± 0.8 |
| College educated, % | 60.4 |
| Income >$55K per year | 49.2 |
| Insurance | |
| Medicaid | 24.9 |
| Medicare | 10.7 |
| Other public | 5.3 |
| Private | 55.1 |
| None | 4.0 |
| Fair/Poor Self-Rated Health, % | 16.1 |
| Fair/Poor Self-Rated Diet, % | 21.3 |
| Food insecurity, % | 35.1 |
| If nearest grocery store is primary, % | 59.4 |
| If nearest grocery store is ethnic, % | 42.2 |
| Borough of Residence, % | |
| Manhattan | 34.2 |
| Bronx | 1.3 |
| Brooklyn | 33.3 |
| Queens | 20.7 |
| Staten Island | 3.4 |
| Outside NYC | 7.2 |
| Suggested programs to improve eating habits, %1 | |
| Cooking classes | 42.3 |
| Cooking demonstrations | 32.6 |
| School-based programs | 30.1 |
| Programs that involve multiple family members | 31.0 |
| Nutrition education | 69.9 |
| Advertising for healthy foods | 56.5 |
| Providing cooking tools, such as a salt measuring spoon | 26.4 |
| Programs in grocery stores, such as taste tests | 34.7 |
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Response to Question: What do you think can be done to improve the eating habits of people in your neighborhood? Select all that apply.