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Table 1 Participant characteristics between baseline and follow-up

From: The effect of food insecurity and stress on delay discounting across families: a COVID-19 natural experiment

Variable

Adolescent (N = 53) N (%)/Mean (SD)

Children (N = 53) N (%)/Mean (SD)

p

Adolescent (N = 37) N (%)/Mean (SD)

Children (N = 39) N (%)/Mean (SD)

p

Offspring Sex, n (%)

  

0.56

  

0.29

 Female

27 (50.90)

30 (56.60)

 

20 (54.05)

15 (38.46)

 

 Male

26 (49.10)

23 (43.40)

 

17 (45.95)

24 (61.54)

 

Offspring Race/Ethnicity, n (%)

  

0.62

  

0.56

 Black/African American

11 (20.80)

14 (26.40)

 

7 (18.42)

11 (28.21)

 

 White

31 (58.50)

32 (60.40)

 

22 (57.89)

22 (56.41)

 

 Other or More than one race

11 (20.80)

7 (13.20)

 

9 (23.68)

6 (15.38)

 

 Hispanic or Latinx

10 (18.90)

4 (7.50)

0.09

6 (15.79)

3 (7.69)

0.23

Offspring Age, mean (SD)

16.12 (0.83)

9.20 (1.14)

0.00

17.06 (0.87)

10.33 (1.13)

0.00

Parent Sex, n (%)

  

0.04

  

0.06

 Female

49 (92.50)

53 (100.00)

 

34 (89.47)

39 (100)

 

 Male

4 (7.50)

0 (0.00)

 

4 (10.53)

0 (0)

 

Parent Race, n (%)

  

0.93

  

0.92

 Black/African American

13 (24.50)

13 (24.50)

 

9 (23.68)

12 (30.77)

 

 White

36 (67.90)

36 (67.90)

 

27 (71.05)

25 (64.1)

 

 Other or More than one race

4 (7.60)

4 (7.60)

 

2 (5.26)

2 (5.12)

 

Household Poverty, n (%)

  

0.92

  

0.51

 Above the poverty line

36 (67.90)

32 (60.40)

 

20 (54.05)

22 (56.41)

 

 At/Below the poverty line

13 (24.50)

11 (20.80)

 

17 (45.95)

17 (43.59)

 

 Missing

4 (7.50)

10 (18.90)

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Parent Educational Attainment, n (%)

  

0.16

  

0.07

 High school diploma or less

15 (28.30)

6 (11.30)

 

11 (29.73)

3 (7.69)

 

 Certificate or Associates Degree

15 (28.30)

12 (22.70)

 

12 (32.43)

9 (23.07)

 

 Bachelor’s Degree

12 (22.60)

20 (37.70)

 

6 (16.22)

17 (43.59)

 

 Master’s Degree or greater

10 (18.90)

12 (22.60)

 

9 (23.68)

8 (20.51)

 

 Missing

1 (1.90)

1 (1.90)

 

0 (0)

1 (2.56)

 

Household Food Insecurity, n (%)

  

0.22

  

0.63

 Full Food Security

35 (66.00)

35 (66.00)

 

26 (70.27)

26 (66.67)

 

 Marginal Food Security

8 (15.10)

4 (7.50)

 

6 (16.22)

4 (10.26)

 

 Low or Very Low Food Security

9 (17.00)

13 (24.60)

 

5 (13.51)

9 (23.07)

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