Table 2 Weighted prevalence of food insecurity and food assistance use among women in the US, by self-reported sexual orientation: NHANES 2005–2014 (n = 7379)
Exclusively Heterosexual | Lesbian WSW | Bisexual WSW | Heterosexual WSW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weighted % (95% CI) | X2 | P | ||||
Food insecure | 13.1 (11.94–14.27) | 25.5 (16.60–36.97) | 27.3 (21.09–34.61) | 20.6 (15.98–26.02) | 13.8 | <.001 |
Severe food insecurity | 5.5 (4.75–6.26) | 13.7 (7.94–22.7) | 13.5 (9.40–19.02) | 11.4 (5.42–6.92) | 13.4 | <.001 |
Past 12-month SNAP use | 15.2 (13.59–17.02) | 21.9 (12.9–34.59) | 31.1 (24.9–38.06) | 22.7 (18.44–27.54) | 13.9 | <.001 |
Past 12-month emergency food assistance | 6.8 (5.85, 8.00) | 17.5 (10.31, 28.09) | 14.4 (10.38–19.67) | 12.4 (6.50, 18.65) | 11.0 | <.001 |