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

Table 3 Random effects logistic regression model of childhood hunger

		OR
		(95% CI)
Individual, economic, and family resources
No one employed full-time^a		2.7^*** (1.4, 5.0)
Household composition^b
2nd quartile (4)		1.3 (0.65, 2.5)
3rd quartile (5)		2.6^** (1.3, 5.0)
4th quartile (>5)		2.2^* (1.1, 4.6)
Child 5 years^c		0.44^* (0.22, 0.85)
Community resources
Nutrition assistance program participation
SNAP^d		0.47^** (0.28, 0.80)
NSLP^e		4.1^*** (1.9, 8.8)
Alternative food source
Buy food from neighbor or friend^f		0.51^* (0.29, 0.90)
Intra-class correlation (rho)	0.50^***
AIC	464.46

AIC = Akaike Information Criterion.
^aReferent: adult employed part-time or full-time.
^bReferent: 1st quartile (2–3 adults and children residing in the household).
^cReferent: no child 5 years of age in the household.
^dReferent: does not participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP).
^eReferent: does not participate in National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
^fReferent: does not buy food from a neighbor or friend.
Statistical significance: ^* p < 0.05, ^** p <0.01, ^*** p <0.001.

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