Table 1 Baseline demographics of the population of Boston Housing residents (n = 150)
Characteristics | n (%)a |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Female | 119 (79) |
 Male | 31 (21) |
Language(s) spoken | |
 English | 60 (40) |
 Spanish | 48 (32) |
 Both | 42 (28) |
Race/Ethnicity | |
 Black non-Hispanic | 45 (30) |
 White non-Hispanic | 4 (3) |
 Hispanic | 93 (62) |
 Other | 8 (5) |
Education | |
 Less than High School | 39 (26) |
 High School/GED | 49 (33) |
 More than High School | 61 (41) |
 Missing | 1 (1) |
Employment Status | |
 Full-time | 30 (20) |
 Part-time | 34 (23) |
 Unemployed | 86 (57) |
Self-rated health status | |
 Excellent | 14 (9) |
 Very good | 27 (18) |
 Good | 59 (39) |
 Fair | 39 (26) |
 Poor | 9 (6) |
 Missing | 2 (1) |
Frequency of sugary drinks | |
 Rarely or never | 36 (24) |
 At least once/week, but not every day | 29 (19) |
 Once a day | 29 (19) |
  ≥ 2 times/day | 56 (37) |
 Mean age in years (SD) | 45.0 (13.9) |