Using direct observations on multiple occasions to measure household food availability among low-income Mexicano residents in Texas colonias

Table 3 Percentage and Number of Participant Mothers with Fresh and Canned Fruit and Vegetables Present During Five Household Food Inventories

		Number of Household Inventories in Which Foods Were Present
	Time 1 % (n)	All 5 % (n)	4 of 5 % (n)	3 of 5 % (n)	2 of 5 % (n)	1 of 5 % (n)	0 of 5 % (n)
*Fresh fruit - variety* ^a
0	50.0 (3)	16.7 (1)	0	16.7 (1)	16.7 (1)	33.3 (2)	16.7 (1)
1	33.3 (2)		0	66.7 (4)	0	0	33.3 (2)
2	16.7 (1)	0	0	0	16.7 (1)	50.0 (3)	33.3 (2)
≥3	0	0	0	0	16.7 (1)	83.3 (5)
*Fresh vegetables - variety* ^b
0	0	0	0	0	0	50.0 (3)	50.0 (3)
1-2	16.7 (1)	0	0	16.7 (1)	0	16.7 (1)	66.7 (4)
≥3	83.3 (5)	50.0 (3)	16.7 (1)	16.7 (1)	0	16.7 (1)	0
*Canned fruit - variety*
0	100 (6)	100 (6)	0	0	0	0	0
*Canned vegetables - variety* ^c
0	0	0	0	0	16.7 (1)	0	83.3 (5)
1-2	16.7 (1)	0	0	50.0 (3)	0	33.3 (2)	16.7 (1)
≥3	83.3 (5)	16.7 (1)	33.3 (2)	0	33.3 (2)	0	16.7 (1)

^a Total number of different types of fresh fruit (0, 1, 2, and 3 or more): apples, avocados, bananas, guava, grapes, mango, melons, oranges, papaya, plantain, and strawberries.
^b Total number of different types of fresh vegetables (0, 1-2, and 3 or more): broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, corn, cucumber, greens, lettuce, peppers, potatoes, squash, and tomatoes.
^c Total number of different types of fresh vegetables (0, 1-2, and 3 or more): asparagus, carrots, corn, green beans, green peas, greens, hominy, mixed vegetables, potatoes, and tomatoes.

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