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Table 5 Associations between campus food pantry variables and food security status among first-year college students at risk of weight gain in the United States, 2016

From: Prevalence and correlates of food insecurity among U.S. college students: a multi-institutional study

 

Total n (%)

Food-secure n (%)

Food-insecure n (%)

P-valuea Insecure vs. secure

Campus Has a Food Pantry

855

  

0.582

 Yes

407 (47.7)

326 (47.2)

81 (49.7)

 

 No

258 (30.2)

207 (30.3)

51 (31.3)

 Choose not to answer

188 (22.0)

157 (22.8)

31 (19.0)

 Missing

2

  

Utilize Food Pantry

   

< 0.001

Among all respondentsb

407

   

 Yes

26 (6.7)

11 (3.5)

15 (20.5)

 No

363 (93.3)

305 (96.5)

58 (79.5)

Among respondents from campuses with a food pantry

274

  

< 0.001

 Yes

21 (7.7)

9 (4.1)

12 (22.2)

 

 No

253 (92.3)

211 (95.9)

42 (77.8)

 

Food Pantry Location Preference

   

0.161

 In the center of campus

381 (44.6)

316 (45.7)

65 (39.9)

 

 In the center of campus and hidden

297 (34.7)

228 (32.9)

69 (42.3)

 On the outskirts of campus with bus access

96 (11.2)

80 (11.6)

16 (9.8)

 Choose not to answer

81 (9.5)

68 (9.8)

13 (8.0)

  1. aχ2 test was used. P-value < 0.05 is statistically significant. bQuestion displayed for students who reported the existence of a campus food pantry