Table 1 Demographic and Household Variables by Income-to-Poverty Ratio
From: Nutrition quality of food purchases varies by household income: the SHoPPER study
Income-to-Poverty Ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low 0–1.3 | Medium 1.4–3.4 | High 3.5+ | Unadjusted p | |
N = 202 | 49 | 78 | 75 | |
Demographic Variables (%;n) | ||||
Sex (% female, n females) | 83.7 (41) | 82.1 (64) | 84.0 (63) | .94 |
Age (yrs) | .32 | |||
18–29 (n = 31) | 6.1 (3) | 19.2 (15) | 17.3 (13) | |
30–49 (n = 96) | 53.1 (26) | 47.4 (37) | 44.0 (33) | |
50+ (n = 74) | 40.8 (20) | 33.3 (26) | 38.7 (29) | |
Household Size | .03 | |||
1 | 34.7 (17) | 34.6 (27) | 36.0 (27) | |
2 | 24.5 (12) | 20.5 (16) | 42.7 (32) | |
3 | 8.2 (4) | 10.3 (8) | 5.3 (4) | |
4+ | 32.7 (16) | 34.6 (27) | 16.0 (12) | |
Children in Household (yes) | 42.9 (21) | 51.3 (40) | 81.3 (61) | .0001 |
Marital Status | .002 | |||
Single | 42.9 (21) | 34.6 (27) | 25.3 (19) | |
Cohabitate/married | 18.4 (9) | 44.9 (35) | 54.7 (41) | |
Divorced/separated/widow | 38.8 (19) | 20.5 (16) | 20.0 (15) | |
Weight Status | .0001 | |||
normal weight | 12.2 (6) | 25.6 (20) | 45.3 (34) | |
overweight | 8.2 (4) | 23.1 (18) | 25.3 (19) | |
obese | 79.6 (39) | 51.3 (40) | 29.3 (22) | |
Race | .0001 | |||
African American (n = 87) | 77.6 (38) | 48.7 (38) | 20.0 (15) | |
Latino/Other (n = 50) | 16.3 (8) | 30.8 (24) | 24.0 (18) | |
White (n = 60) | 6.1 (3) | 20.5 (16) | 56.0 (42) | |
Education | ||||
< High school | 28.6 (14) | 11.5 (9) | 1.3 (1) | |
Some college | 55.1 (27) | 39.7 (31) | 14.7 (11) | |
College degree | 12.2 (6) | 37.2 (29) | 37.3 (28) | |
≥ College degree | 4.1 (2) | 11.5 (9) | 46.7 (35) | |
Employed Full Time | 12.2 (6) | 37.2 (29) | 69.33 (52) | .0001 |
Food Secure | 22.5 (11) | 41.0 (32) | 60.0 (45) | .0002 |
SNAP enrolled | 83.7 (41) | 46.2 (36) | 6.7 (5) | .001 |