Table 2 Participant characteristics (N = 193)
Variable | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
Participant Type | Â | Â |
 Middle School Student | 27 | 14.0% |
 High School Student | 20 | 10.4% |
 Parent | 50 | 25.9% |
 Food Service | 22 | 11.4% |
 Teacher | 48 | 24.9% |
 Administrator | 26 | 13.5% |
Race and Ethnicity | Â | Â |
 American Indian/Alaska Native | 3 | 1.6% |
 Asian | 9 | 4.7% |
 Black/African American | 80 | 41.5% |
 Hispanic/Latino | 37 | 19.2% |
 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
 Middle Eastern/North African | 2 | 1.0% |
 White | 48 | 24.9% |
 Self-identify | 2 | 1.0% |
 NA/not provided | 12 | 6.2% |
Gender | Â | Â |
 Female (She/her/hers) | 133 | 68.9% |
 Male (he/him/his) | 53 | 27.5% |
 Neutral (they/them/theirs) | 1 | 0.5% |
 Other | 6 | 3.1% |
Primary Language | Â | Â |
 English | 162 | 83.9% |
 Spanish | 23 | 11.9% |
 Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
 Chinese Mandarin | 1 | 0.5% |
 Haitian Creole | 1 | 0.5% |
 Vietnamese | 1 | 0.5% |
 Arabic | 1 | 0.5% |
 French | 1 | 0.5% |
 Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
 Bangla (Bengali) | 0 | 0.0% |
 Other Language | 3 | 1.6% |
Adult Participants (n = 136) |  |  |
 Level of Education |  |  |
Less than 8th grade | 0 | 0.0% |
Some high school | 2 | 1.5% |
High school diploma | 34 | 25.0% |
GED or alternate certificate | 5 | 3.7% |
Some college credit | 11 | 8.1% |
1 or more years of college | 6 | 4.4% |
Vocational/trade school | 6 | 4.4% |
Associates degree | 8 | 5.9% |
Bachelors degree | 19 | 14.0% |
Masters degree | 43 | 31.6% |
Doctoral-level degree | 2 | 1.5% |
Age | Â | Â |
 17 or younger | 7 | 5.1% |
 18–20 | 0 | 0.0% |
 21–29 | 19 | 14.0% |
 30–39 | 37 | 27.2% |
 40–49 | 37 | 27.2% |
 50–59 | 20 | 14.7% |
 60 or older | 7 | 5.1% |
 N/A | 9 | 6.6% |
Caregiver Participants (n = 47) |  |  |
 Employment Status |  |  |
Employed and working 1–39 h per week | 20 | 43.5% |
Employed and working 40 or more hours per week | 13 | 28.3% |
Not employed and looking for work | 9 | 19.6% |
Not employed and not looking for work | 2 | 4.3% |
Retired | 0 | 0.0% |
Disabled and not able to work | 2 | 4.3% |
Missing | 1 | 2.2% |
Total Household Income | Â | Â |
 $0—$9,999 | 13 | 27.7% |
 $10,000—$19,999 | 7 | 14.9% |
 $20,000—$29,999 | 4 | 8.5% |
 $30,000—$39,999 | 5 | 10.6% |
 $40,000—$49,999 | 7 | 14.9% |
 $50,000—$59,999 | 2 | 4.3% |
 $60,000—$69,999 | 3 | 6.4% |
 $70,000—$79,999 | 0 | 0.0% |
 $80,000—$89,999 | 1 | 2.1% |
 $90,000—$99,999 | 0 | 0.0% |
 $100,000 or more | 5 | 10.6% |