Summary
Published Date: December 10, 2012
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.
Publication Authors:
- Brent A. Langellier
- M. Pia Chaparro
- Matthew Sharp
- Kerry Birnbach
- Gail G. Harrison, PhD