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Table 1 Demographics and Household Specifics by Bay Area Cohort

From: High food insecurity in Latinx families and associated COVID-19 infection in the Greater Bay Area, California

Cohort Name

Telomeres at Birth (TAB)

Latinx, Eating and Diabetes (LEAD)

Hispanic, Eating and Nutrition (HEN)

% (N)

% (N)

% (N)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

N = 200 families

N = 65 families

N = 111 families

Household size

 No. of people

4.8 ± 1.7

5.3 ± 2.0

4.9 ± 1.6

 No. of children

2.4 ± 1.1

2.7 ± 1.1

2.9 ± 1.2

 Number share bedroom

2.5 ± 1.0

2.8 ± 1.3

2.3 ± 1.1

 Number share bathroom

3.3 ± 1.6

4.5 ± 1.6

3.8 ± 1.6

Food Assistance

 SNAP/Food Stamps

Not Collected

47.1%

43.4%

 WIC participation

41.4%

15.7%

72.9%

Language Use

 Spanish

38.7%

90.6%

91.1%

 English

56.8%

4.7%

8.9%

 Bilingual

4.5%

4.7%

–

  (English/Spanish)

   

Maternal Education

 Highest Education Level

   

  High School Or less

34.3%

79.4%

75.2%

Employment

 All household adults unemployed

24.1%

35.2%

38.8%