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Table 1 Description of participants (n = 35)

From: Why do you shop there? A mixed methods study mapping household food shopping patterns onto weekly routines of black women

Variable

Mean (sd)a

Age

38.9 (11.1)

Household Income above WIC eligibility cut-off

13 (37 %)

BMI ≥ 30 (obese)

19 (54 %)

Employed (Full- or Part-time)

21 (60 %)

College educated

18 (51 %)

Married

14 (40 %)

Children 10 years and younger in household

33 (94 %)

Number of persons in household

3.8 (1.8)

Participant in SNAP program

21 (60 %)

High/Marginal Food Securityb

18 (51 %)

Use car to food shopc

18 (51 %)

  1. aor N (%) where specified
  2. bThis variable was created based on the USDA Six-item Short Form Food Security Scale
  3. cThis variable was created based on the reported method of travel on the majority of shopping trip