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Table 5 Demographic characteristics associated with food insecurity after controlling for SNAP receipt stratified by age

From: Food insecurity and SNAP use among sexual minority people: analysis of a population-based sample from National Health Interview Survey, 2017

 

Food Insecurity

95% Confidence Interval

95% Confidence Interval

aOR

LL

UP

p

aOR

LL

UP

p

18–49 years

≥50 years

Sexual Orientation

 Heterosexual

ref

   

ref

   

 LGB

1.449

1.134

1.851

.003

1.352

.914

1.998

.131

Sex

 Male

ref

   

ref

   

 Female

1.260

1.116

1.423

<.001

1.281

1.122

1.463

<.001

Race

 White

ref

   

ref

   

 Asian

.656

.480

.897

.008

1.343

.966

1.869

.080

 Black

1.671

1.426

1.959

<.001

1.859

1.568

2.205

<.001

 AINAN

1.396

.914

2.133

.123

3.770

2.351

6.045

<.001

 Multiple Race

1.594

1.156

2.198

.004

2.004

1.371

2.930

<.001

Marital status

 Partnered/Married

ref

   

ref

   

 Never married

1.431

1.254

1.634

<.001

1.896

1.535

2.342

<.001

 Divorced/Separated

2.119

1.784

2.517

<.001

2.262

1.934

2.646

<.001

 Widowed

1.785

.976

3.262

.060

1.138

.939

1.381

.188

Employment

 Employed

ref

   

ref

   

 Unemployed

1.565

1.371

1.785

<.001

1.659

1.435

1.919

<.001

Chronic disease

 None

ref

   

ref

   

 At least one

1.418

1.241

1.620

<.001

1.727

1.484

2.010

<.001

Current smoker

 Smoker

ref

   

ref

   

 Non-Smoker

.487

.425

.559

<.001

.433

.373

.503

<.001

General health status

.949

.885

1.017

.139

.880

.812

.955

.002

SNAP receipt

 No

ref

   

ref

   

 Yes

.258

.225

.296

<.001

.187

.162

.217

<.001