Survey Population Characteristics, Fall 2018, Los Angeles County (n = 1,013)
| Characteristic | Number (Percentage or Mean) |
|---|---|
| Male | 234 (23.9%) |
| Female | 745 (76.1%) |
| Average age | 42.8 (Range 18 to 95) |
| English language survey | 549 (54.2%) |
| Spanish language survey | 464 (45.8%) |
| Race/ethnicitya | |
| Latino | 759 (74.9%) |
| African American | 151 (14.9%) |
| White | 53 (5.2%) |
| Asian | 41 (4.1%) |
| American Indian | 10 (1.0%) |
| Other | 25 (2.5%) |
| Education | |
| <High school | 338 (35.0%) |
| High school degree | 279 (28.9%) |
| Some college | 177 (18.3%) |
| Associate of art or technical degree | 76 (7.9%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 65 (6.7%) |
| Some graduate school or degree | 32 (3.3%) |
| Average number of children <18 at home | 1.5 (Range 0 to 11) |
| Has at least 1 child at home | 69.3% |
| Participate in CalFresh (food stamps, EBT, SNAP) | 264 (26.4%) |
| Participate in (all that apply) | |
| WIC | 219 (21.6%) |
| CFAP | 82 (8.1%) |
| CalWORKS | 95 (9.4%) |
| General relief | 35 (3.5%) |
| CACFP | 2 (0.2%) |
| Head Start | 14 (1.4%) |
| Medi-Cal | 633 (62.5%) |
| HFP-CHIP | 23 (2.3%) |
| Reduced price school meal | 54 (5.3%) |
| Section 8 housing | 54 (5.3%) |
| Summer food program | 8 (0.8%) |
| SSI | 65 (6.4%) |
| None of the above | 208 (20.5%) |
| In past 12 months, frequency to worry that food would run out | |
| Often | 162 (16.0%) |
| Sometimes | 453 (44.7%) |
| Never | 398 (39.4%) |
| In past 12 months, food did not last and did not have money to get more | |
| Often | 118 (11.6%) |
| Sometimes | 417 (41.2%) |
| Never | 478 (47.2%) |
↵a Question allowed participant to make all that apply; total may sum to more than 100%.
Abbreviations: CFAP, California Food Assistance Program; CACFP, Child and Adult Care Food Program; CalWORKS, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility for Kids program; EBT, Electronic Benefit Transfer; HFP-CHIP, Healthy Families Program-Children’s Health Insurance Program; SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; SSI, Supplemental Security Income; WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.