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Table 6 Estimated level of food insecurity ordered logit (n = 1265)

From: The intersection of food insecure populations in the Midwest U.S. and rates of chronic health conditions

Variables

Coefficient (SE)

Marginal effects

High food security

Marginal food security

Low food security

Very low food security

dy/dx (SE)

dy/dx (SE)

dy/dx (SE)

dy/dx (SE)

Male

.2498* (.1315)

− .0522 (.0275)

.0149 (.0079)

.0159 (.0084)

.0214 (.0113)

Age 1824

1.1435*** (.2971)

− .2393 (.0616).

.0684 (.0190)

.0728 (.0196)

.0980 (.0256)

Age 2544

1.7554*** (.2419)

− .3673 (.0494)

.1050 (.0177)

.1117 (.0175)

.1504 (.0213)

Age 4564

.9182*** (.2150)

− .1921 (.0444)

.0549 (.0139)

.0584 (.0143)

.0787 (.0184)

Low income less than $35K

2.1023*** (.1903)

− .4399 (.0377)

.1258 (.0168)

.1338 (.0156)

.1802 (.0175)

Middle income: $35K$74,999

.6972*** (.1809)

− .1459 (.0373)

.0417 (.0116)

.0444 (.0118)

.0597 (.0155)

Household with children

.9298*** (.1614)

− .1945 (.0335)

.0556 (.0110)

.0592 (.0112)

.0797 (.0142)

Poverty level % of county population

.0225* (.0124)

− .0047 (.0026)

.0013 (.0007)

.0014 (.0008)

.0019 (.0010)

Diabetes

.5086*** (.1736)

− .1064 (.0362)

.0304 (.0108)

.0323 (.0113)

.0436 (.0150)

Crohn’s disease

.3183 (.3896)

− .0666 (.0815)

.0190 (.0233)

.0202 (.0248)

.0272 (.0334)

Celiac disease

.1444 (.4642)

− .0302 (.0971)

.0086 (.0277)

.0091 (.0295)

.0123 (.0398)

Eating disorder

.9906*** (.3497)

− .2072 (.0732)

.0592 (.0217)

.0630 (.0229)

.0849 (.0302)

Depression/anxiety

.5097*** (.1543)

− .1066 (.0323)

.0305 (.0097)

.0324 (.0101)

.0436 (.0134)

High blood pressure

− .0188 (.1654)

.0039 (.0346)

− .0011 (.0099)

− .0012 (.0105)

− .0016 (.0141)

High cholesterol

.1336 (.1715)

− .0279 (.0358)

.0079 (.0102)

.0085 (.0109)

.0114 (.0147)

Cut one

3.9113 (.3257)

    

Cut two

4.5523 (.3329)

    

Cut three

5.3128 (.3413)

    

Pseudo-R2

.1588

    

Prob > χ2

.0000

    

Log likelihood

−1089.1399

    
  1. For STATA, the ordered logit thresholds are reported as “cuts.” Margins predicted at sample means
  2. p values: * p < .10, ** p < .05; *** p < .01