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Interest in Receiving Nutrition Information Through Social Media Among Food-Security Program Participants in Washington, DC

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Figure 1.

The distribution of survey responses (n = 549) among social media users (n = 259) in study of interest in receiving nutrition information through social media among food-security program participants in Washington, DC, January–March 2020. Survey participants were asked, “Please choose 2 nutrition topics that you would like to receive on your social media page.” Results show the number of responses per topic.

The distribution of survey responses (n = 549) among social media users (n = 259) in study of interest in receiving nutrition information through social media among food-security program participants in Washington, DC, January–March 2020. Survey participants were asked, “Please choose 2 nutrition topics that you would like to receive on your social media page.” Results show the number of responses per topic.
Topic No. (%) of Responses (n = 549)
Healthy recipes 155 (28.2)
Farmers markets calendar 111 (20.2)
Not interested 87 (15.8)
Healthy grocery shopping tips 74 (13.5)
Weight loss tips 60 (10.9)
Tips on how to engage children in healthy eating 55 (10.0)
Other 7 (1.3)

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Figure 2.

The distribution of survey responses (n = 813) among participants (n = 375) in study of interest in receiving nutrition information through social media among food-security program participants in Washington, DC, January–March 2020. The survey question was, “Do you search for healthy eating information using any of the following?” Participants were asked to check all that applied. Ns are number of responses.

The distribution of survey responses (n = 813) among participants (n = 375) in study of interest in receiving nutrition information through social media among food-security program participants in Washington, DC, January–March 2020. The survey question was, “Do you search for healthy eating information using any of the following?” Participants were asked to check all that applied. Ns are number of responses.
Source of Information No. (%) of Responses (n = 813)
Family and friends 248 (30.5)
Community groups 181 (22.3)
Internet websites 176 (21.6)
Social media 113 (13.9)
Other 61 (7.5)
I don’t search for healthy eating information 34 (4.2)

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