Table 2 Description of focus group participants (n = 148)
From: Increasing access to healthful foods: a qualitative study with residents of low-income communities
Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Female | 107 | 85% |
Male | 41 | 15% |
Ethnicity/Race | ||
Black or African American | 25 | 16.89% |
Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 63.51% |
White | 24 | 16.22% |
Other | 5 | 3.38% |
Language spoken at home | ||
Spanish | 80 | 54.05% |
English | 65 | 43.92% |
Other | 2 | 1.35% |
I don’t know | 1 | 0.68% |
Marital Status | ||
Married | 72 | 48.65% |
Separated or divorced | 30 | 20.27% |
Single, never married | 34 | 22.97% |
Widowed | 12 | 8.11% |
Highest Level of Education | ||
Less than 12 years | 44 | 29.73% |
High school graduate/GED | 47 | 31.76% |
Some college | 23 | 15.54% |
College graduate | 27 | 18.24% |
Missing | 7 | 6.08% |
Total Household Income/Month | ||
$0 – 999 USD | 55 | 37.16% |
$1000 – 1999 | 51 | 34.46% |
$2000 – 2999 | 14 | 9.46% |
$3000 – 3999 | 3 | 2.03% |
$4000 + | 13 | 8.78% |
Missing | 12 | 9.46% |
Receive WIC vouchers | ||
No | 117 | 79.05% |
Yes | 31 | 20.95% |
Receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits (SNAP) | ||
No | 99 | 66.89% |
Yes | 43 | 29.05% |
Missing | 6 | 5.41% |
Run out of food before end of month because can’t afford to buy more | ||
Almost always | 55 | 37.16% |
Sometimes | 45 | 30.41% |
Not very often | 48 | 32.43% |