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Table 6 Distribution of food pantries according to days of operation, stratified by faith-based and non-faith based food pantries, and urban and rural census tracts, separately

From: A descriptive analysis of food pantries in twelve American states: hours of operation, faith-based affiliation, and location

 

Food Pantries, n (%)

Number of days per week

Total (n = 2479)

Faith-based (n = 1549)

Non-faith based (n = 930)

Urban (n = 1894)

Rural (n = 585)

≤1 day per month

336 (13.6%)

270 (17.4%)

66 (7.1%)

241 (12.7%)

95 (16.2%)

2–3 days per month

208 (8.4%)

160 (10.3%)

48 (5.2%)

158 (8.3%)

50 (8.6%)

Once per week

624 (25.2%)

451 (29.1%)

173 (18.6%)

465 (24.6%)

159 (27.2%)

2–3 days per week

649 (26.2%)

364 (23.5%)

285 (30.7%)

518 (27.4%)

131 (22.4%)

≥4 days per week

662 (26.7%)

304 (19.6%)

358 (38.5%)

512 (27.0%)

150 (25.6%)

p-value

 

<.001

0.043