The Influence of Gender and Self-Efficacy on Healthy Eating in a Low-Income Urban Population Affected by Structural Changes to the Food Environment

Table 1

Obesity prevalence among cities and communities in Los Angeles County, by economic hardship ranking, 2011.

Top 10 (most affluent)			Bottom 10 (lowest socioeconomic status)
City/community	Obesity prevalence (%)	Rank, economic hardship (1–127)	City/community	Obesity prevalence (%)	Rank, economic hardship (1–127)
San Marino	8.4	1	East Compton	39.9	127
Marina Del Rey	9.9	2	Willowbrook	39.5	126
La Canada Flintridge	10.1	3	Compton	39.1	125
Beverly Hills	10.4	4	Florence-Graham	38.7	124
Malibu	10.4	4	Lynwood	37.8	123
Palos Verdes Estates	11.8	6	City of Los Angeles
Rolling Hills Estates	11.9	7	Council District 9	36.7	122
Santa Monica	11.9	7	Paramount	35.5	121
South Pasadena	11.9	7	Westmont	35.4	120
Calabasas	12.3	10	City of Los Angeles
			Council District 8	35.1	119
			West Athens	33.2	118
Average	11.0	—	Average	37.0	—

The economic hardship index is scored by combining six indicators: crowded housing, percentage of persons living below the federal poverty level, percentage of persons over the age of 16 years who are unemployed, percentage of persons over the age of 25 years without a high school education, dependency, and per capita income.
Data source: Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health [1].