Document Type
Article
Abstract
Food insecurity is widespread in America and has both humanitarian and economic consequences. The purpose of this study is to identify the risk factors associated with food insecurity so that state officials can tailor assistance programs to benefit those most in need. A logistic regression model is employed using data from the 2016 Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey. The results provide evidence that food insecurity is negatively associated with income, education, home ownership, and age; it is positively associated with unemployment, disability, and a state’s tax burden. Other influences include ethnicity, citizenship status, and participation in nutrition assistance programs.
Publication Date
Spring 2018
Journal Title
Major Themes in Economics
Volume
20
Issue
1
First Page
49
Last Page
71
Copyright
©2018 by Major Themes in Economics
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Leitz, Destiny
(2018)
"Identifying the Risk Factors for Food Insecurity in the United States,"
Major Themes in Economics, 20, 49-71.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/mtie/vol20/iss1/4