Community supported agriculture plus nutrition education improves skills, self-efficacy, and eating behaviors among low-income caregivers but not their children: a randomized controlled trial

Seguin-Fowler, Rebecca A.; Hanson, Karla L.; Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie B.; Kolodinsky, Jane; Sitaker, Marilyn; Ammerman, Alice S.; Marshall, Grace A.; Belarmino, Emily H.; Garner, Jennifer A.; Wang, Weiwei

doi:10.1186/s12966-021-01168-x

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of enrollees in the F3HK intervention trial in four U.S. states, 2016-2017

From: Community supported agriculture plus nutrition education improves skills, self-efficacy, and eating behaviors among low-income caregivers but not their children: a randomized controlled trial

		Intervention			Control
		n	Count (Mean)	% (SD)	n	Count (Mean)	% (SD)
CAREGIVER CHARACTERISTICS
Age		148	(35.7)	(7.5)	157	(36.5)	(8.4)
Sex	Male	148	5	3.4	157	3	1.9
Sex	Female		143	96.6		154	98.1
General health	Excellent – very good	148	51	34.5	157	54	34.4
	Good		69	46.6		57	36.3
	Fair – poor		28	18.9		46	29.3
Marital status	Married	148	63	42.6	157	69	43.9
	Separated, divorced, or widowed		42	28.4		34	21.7
	Never married		31	20.9		37	23.6
	A member of an unmarried couple		12	8.1		17	10.8
Highest year of school	High school or less	148	24	16.2	157	36	22.9
	Technical or vocational school		7	4.7		7	4.5
	Some college		41	27.7		41	26.1
	College graduate		56	37.8		61	38.9
	Graduate or professional degree		20	13.5		12	7.6
Employment status	Employed	148	69	46.6	157	71	45.2
	Out of work		15	10.1		22	14.0
	A homemaker		55	37.2		53	33.8
	Student/retired		9	6.1		11	7.0
Race	American Indian/ Alaskan Native	148	1	0.7	157	3	1.9
	Asian/Pacific Islander		2	1.4		2	1.3
	Black		23	15.5		19	12.1
	White		112	75.7		120	76.4
	Multiracial		7	4.7		9	5.7
	Not one of the above		3	2.0		4	2.5
Hispanic	Yes	148	9	6.1	157	10	6.4
Hispanic	No		139	93.9		147	93.6
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS
Age		148	(6.1)	(3.0)	157	(6.2)	(3.0)
Gender	Male	148	65	43.9	157	81	51.6
Gender	Female		83	56.1		76	48.4
General health	Excellent – very good	148	119	80.4	157	124	79.0
	Good		23	15.5		25	15.9
	Fair – poor		6	4.1		8	5.1
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
State	New York	148	45	30.4	157	48	30.6
	North Carolina		37	25.0		40	25.5
	Vermont		34	23.0		37	23.6
	Washington		32	21.6		32	20.4
# Adults in household	1 adult	148	48	32.4	157	54	34.4
	2 adults		87	58.8		85	54.1
	3 or more adults		13	8.8		18	11.5
# Children in household	1 child	148	43	29.1	157	45	28.7
	2 children		53	35.8		61	38.9
	3 children		30	20.3		34	21.7
	4 or more children		22	14.9		17	10.8
Annual household income	Less than $9,999	147	22	15.0	155	34	21.9
	$10,000 - $14,999		19	12.9		11	7.1
	$15,000 - $19,999		16	10.9		14	9.0
	$20,000 - $24,999		18	12.2		25	16.1
	$25,000 - $34,999		34	23.1		28	18.1
	$35,000 - $49,999		31	21.1		30	19.4
	$49,999 - $74,999		7	4.8		13	8.4
Household receive WIC in the past month?	No	148	87	58.8	157	100	63.7
Household receive WIC in the past month?	Yes		61	41.2		57	36.3
Household receive SNAP in the past month?	No	147	77	52.4	155	74	47.7
Household receive SNAP in the past month?	Yes		70	47.6		81	52.3

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