Table 1 Baseline characteristics of households receiving monthly nutrition assistance, by study group (n = 249)
| Â | n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Incentive (n = 64) | Restriction (n = 60) | Incentive + Restriction (n = 63) | Control (n = 62) | p | |
Age, years (\(\overline{x}\), SD) | 42.5 (1.54) | 44.7 (1.87) | 47.37 (1.55) | 44.3 (1.65) | 0.21 | |
Female | 53 (82.8) | 49 (81.7) | 50 (79.4) | 50 (80.7) | 0.97 | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 33 (51.6) | 35 (58.3) | 27 (42.9) | 32 (51.6) | 0.39 | |
Hispanic | 13 (20.3) | 25 (18.3) | 10(15.9) | 10 (16.1) | 0.91 | |
Some college or more | 48 (75.0) | 37 (61.7) | 47 (74.6) | 45 (72.6) | 0.34 | |
Single adult | 28 (43.8) | 29 (48.3) | 29 (46.0) | 26 (41.9) | 0.90 | |
Number of children (\(\overline{x}\), SD) | 1.3 (0.15) | 1.3 (0.18) | 1.0 (0.16) | 1.1 (0.18) | 0.64 | |
Annual household income | ||||||
| Â | $14,999 or less | 20 (33.9) | 22 (42.3) | 15 (25.4) | 20 (35.1) | 0.52 |
| Â | $15,000 - $24,999 | 16 (27.1) | 10 (19.2) | 14 (23.7) | 12 (21.1) | |
| Â | $25,000 - $34,999 | 12 (20.3) | 15 (28.9) | 15 (25.4) | 13 (22.8) | |
| Â | $35,000 or more | 11 (18.6) | 5 (9.6) | 15 (25.4) | 12 (21.1) | |
Unemployed | 30 (46.9) | 34 (56.7) | 33 (52.4) | 37 (59.7) | 0.51 | |
Car owner | 47 (73.4) | 42 (70.0) | 42 (66.7) | 43 (69.4) | 0.88 | |
Adverse health status | 24 (37.5) | 20 (33.3) | 31 (49.2) | 25 (40.3) | 0.33 | |
Household food security | ||||||
| Â | Very low | 29 (45.3) | 28 (46.7) | 30 (47.6) | 27 (43.6) | 0.24 |
| Â | Low | 28 (43.8) | 20 (33.3) | 20 (31.8) | 17 (27.4) | |
| Â | High or marginal | 7 (10.9) | 12 (20.0) | 13 (20.6) | 18 (29.0) | |
WIC participant | 8 (12.5) | 6 (10.0) | 5 (7.9) | 11 (17.7) | 0.39 | |
CFA program client | 25 (39.1) | 22 (36.7) | 22 (34.9) | 25 (40.3) | 0.93 | |