Household Food Security in the United States in 2013

Coleman‐Jensen, Alisha; Gregory, Christian; Singh, Anita

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2504067

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“…The current study found that those with only a high-school degree, or GED equivalent, were more likely to head a food-insecure household even with DoD employment. Furthermore, racial and ethnic minorities were not associated with being food-insecure, which differs from national trends (1,43) . This suggests that the military environment mitigates racial and ethnic influences on food security status; this pattern has been seen in other research where racial gaps in breast-feeding rates were minimized among the military population (35) .…”

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“…In 2013, food insecurity was reported in 14·3 % of US households, with the highest levels found in houses with incomes at or near the federal poverty line (1) . Income for a new enlisted service member with a large family may be within 130 % of the poverty guideline and qualify the household for government supplemental nutrition programmes such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (4)(5)(6) .…”

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Prevalence of food insecurity among military households with children 5 years of age and younger

Wax¹,

Stankorb

2016

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Prevalence of food insecurity among military households with children 5 years of age and younger

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Stankorb

2016

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“…1 In the United States, one in seven households experienced food insecurity in 2013. 2 For those with diabetes, being food-insecure is associated with poorer glycemic control, [3][4][5] as well as increased risk of hypoglycemic events and hypoglycemia-related emergency department visits. 6,7 The mechanisms through which food insecurity affects glycemic control are not well understood.…”

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The Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Depression, Diabetes Distress and Medication Adherence Among Low-Income Patients with Poorly-Controlled Diabetes

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“…FI, which indicates that household 'access to adequate food [is] limited by a lack of money or other resources' (5) , is an important indicator of health for both children and adults (6)(7)(8) . Thus, documenting FI rates among veteran households is an important public health surveillance goal.…”

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Food insecurity in veteran households: findings from nationally representative data

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Byrne

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Objective: The present study is the first to use nationally representative data to compare rates of food insecurity among households with veterans of the US Armed Forces and non-veteran households. Design: We used data from the 2005-2013 waves of the Current Population Survey -Food Security Supplement to identify rates of food insecurity and very low food security in veteran and non-veteran households. We estimated the odds and probability of food insecurity in veteran and non-veteran households in uncontrolled and controlled models. We replicated these results after separating veteran households by their most recent period of service. We weighted models to create nationally representative estimates. Setting: Nationally representative data from the 2005-2013 waves of the Current Population Survey -Food Security Supplement. Subjects: US households (n 388 680).Results: Uncontrolled models found much lower rates of food insecurity (8·4 %) and very low food security (3·3 %) among veteran households than in non-veteran households (14·4 % and 5·4 %, respectively), with particularly low rates among households with older veterans. After adjustment, average rates of food insecurity and very low food security were not significantly different for veteran households. However, the probability of food insecurity was significantly higher among some recent veterans and significantly lower for those who served during the Vietnam War. Conclusions: Although adjusting eliminated many differences between veteran and non-veteran households, veterans who served from 1975 and onwards may be at higher risk for food insecurity and should be the recipients of targeted outreach to improve nutritional outcomes.

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Household Food Security in the United States in 2013

Cited by 1,729 publications

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Prevalence of food insecurity among military households with children 5 years of age and younger

Prevalence of food insecurity among military households with children 5 years of age and younger

The Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Depression, Diabetes Distress and Medication Adherence Among Low-Income Patients with Poorly-Controlled Diabetes

Food insecurity in veteran households: findings from nationally representative data

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