Trends and Determinants of Food Insecurity Among Adults in Low-Income Households in California

Brent A. Langellier; M. PIA Chaparro; Matthew Sharp; Kerry Birnbach; E. Richard Brown; Gail G. Harrison

doi:10.1080/19320248.2012.735217

Trends and Determinants of Food Insecurity Among Adults in Low-Income Households in California

Brent A. Langellier, M. PIA Chaparro, Matthew Sharp, Kerry Birnbach, E. Richard Brown, Gail G. Harrison

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Data from 66 446 low-income adults who participated in the California Health Interview Survey are used to describe trends in food insecurity between 2001 and 2009. Food security was assessed using the short form of the Household Food Security Survey Module. There was a statistically significant increase in food insecurity between 2001 and 2009, from 28.6% to 40.5%. During the same time period, the prevalence of very low food security nearly doubled, from 8.3% to 15%. The increase in food insecurity remained significant even after controlling for differences in income, employment status, participation in food assistance programs, and other sociodemographic factors.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	401-413
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2012.735217
State	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

California
California Health Interview Survey
food insecurity
poverty

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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