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Table 1 Individual, economic, and family resources for the study population and by presence of child hunger ( n = 470)

From: Child hunger and the protective effects of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) and alternative food sources among Mexican-origin families in Texas border colonias

 

Total

No child hunger

Child hunger

(n = 470)

(n = 231)

(n = 239)

% ( n)

Mean ± SD (Median)

% ( n)

Mean ± SD (Median)

% ( n)

Mean ± SD (Median)

Area of Residence

      

 La Feria

45.5 (214)

 

74.9 (173)

 

17.2 (41)

 

 Progreso

54.5 (256)

 

25.1 (58)

 

82.8 (198)***

 

Individual Resources

      

 Age, ya

 

36.5 ± 10.9 (35)

 

35.2 ± 10.3 (34)

 

37.7 ± 11.3** (36)

 Education

      

  < 7th grade

25.7 (116)

 

19.7 (44)

 

31.6 (72)**

 

 Country of birth

      

  Mexico

68.5 (322)

 

61.0 (141)

 

75.7 (181)***

 

Economic Resources

      

 Household income

      

   Not know/ refused

24.7 (116)

 

22.9 (53)

 

26.4 (63)

 

   < $500/ month

30.8 (145)

 

26.0 (60)

 

35.6 (85)*

 

   $500 - $999/ month

28.9 (136)

 

27.7 (64)

 

30.1 (72)

 

   $1000-$1500/ month

9.4 (44)

 

13.4 (31)

 

5.4 (13)**

 

   > $1500/ month

6.2 (29)

 

10.0 (23)

 

2.5 (6)***

 

 Employment status

      

   No adult employed full-time or part-time

17.9 (84)

 

15.2 (35)

 

20.5 (49)

 

   No adult employed full-time

48.3 (227)

 

46.3 (107)

 

50.2 (120)

 

Family Resources

      

 Female head of household

14.0 (66)

 

14.7 (34)

 

13.4 (32)

 

 Household Compositionb

 

4.5 ± 1.6 (4)

 

4.3 ± 1.7 (4)

 

4.7 ± 1.5** (5)

  1st quartile (2–3)

25.3 (119)

 

29.0 (67)

 

21.8 (52)

 

  2nd quartile (4)

27.2 (128)

 

32.5 (75)

 

22.2 (53)**

 

  3rd quartile (5)

27.0 (127)

 

21.2 (49)

 

32.6 (78)**

 

  4th quartile (>5)

20.4 (96)

 

17.3 (40)

 

23.4 (56)

 

 Children in householdc

 

2.4 ± 1.3 (2)

 

2.3 ± 1.2 (2)

 

2.5 ± 1.3 (2)

  Child under 5 yd

 

1.4 ± 0.6 (1)

 

1.3 ± 0.6 (1)

 

1.4 ± 0.6 (1)

  Children 5 ye

14.3 (67)

 

16.9 (39)

 

11.7 (28)

 

  Children 6–17 yf

 

1.9 ± 0.9 (2)

 

1.8 ± 0.8 (2)

 

2.0 ± 1.0* (2)

 Transportation for groceries

      

  Ride with friend or neighbor

29.1 (137)

 

17.3 (40)

 

40.6 (97)***

 

  Car available during day

67.2 (316)

 

60.2 (139)

 

74.1 (177)***

 
  1. aAge of adult participant.
  2. bTotal of adults and children living in the household.
  3. cTotal of children in the household under the age of 18 y.
  4. dAt least one child in the household under the age of 5 y (n = 268 households).
  5. eAt least one child age 5 y in households (n = 67 households).
  6. fAt least one child in the household ages 6–17 y (n = 359 households).
  7. SD = standard deviation. Comparison between household with no child hunger vs. child hunger: binary variables (cross-tabs with χ2 statistic) and continuous variables (Student’s t-test). Statistical significance: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.
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