Household Food Security in the United States, 2004

Objective: To examine the prevalence of food insecurity and to identify factors that contribute to it in the Republic of Korea. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: Data were selected from a secondary data set, the third Korean Welfare Panel Study. Household food insecurity was measured with a six-item Korean version of the US Household Food Security Survey Module. The differences in proportions or means of household characteristics, householder's characteristics, economic status and social benefits by food insecurity status were tested with the x 2 or t test. The independent associations of food insecurity with each characteristic were assessed with multivariate logistic regression analysis. Subjects: The sample size consisted of 6238 households. Results: The prevalence of food insecurity was 5?3 % among all households and 25?7 % among low-income households. Risk factors that were associated with a higher risk of food insecurity included living alone, unemployment, no job, low household income and living in a leased or rented home. For low-income households, living in a leased or rented home increased the risk of food insecurity. Among food-insecure households, 26?1 % of the full sample of households and 34?3 % of low-income households were participating in food assistance programmes. Conclusions: Food insecurity among the Korean population was related to household type, income, job status and housing. Food assistance programmes were not enough to completely alleviate food insecurity.

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Previous studies on the effects of participation in food assistance programmes have resulted in inconsistent findings (19)(20)(21)23,25,28,29,40) . In the present cross-sectional study, the association between food insecurity and participation in food assistance programmes was weak and not statistically significant.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors related to household food insecurity in the Republic of Korea

Kim

Shin

et al. 2011

“…Consistent with results reported in earlier studies (13)(14)(15)(16) , very low food security was less prevalent among households that remained on SNAP (14?90 %, Table 1) than among recent SNAP leavers (17?81 %). The difference corresponds to an odds ratio of 0?808 and was statistically significant (P 5 0?04).…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 90%

“…Several studies have found that food insecurity and very low food security are more prevalent in households that have recently left SNAP than among households still receiving SNAP benefits (13)(14)(15)(16) . This suggests that the ameliorative effect of the programme on food insecurity may be stronger than the self-selection effect of remaining on the programme v. exiting among households that received SNAP at some time during a year.…”

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confidence: 99%

How much does the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program alleviate food insecurity? Evidence from recent programme leavers

Nord

2011

Self Cite

Objective: To estimate the effect of the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on the food security (consistent access to adequate food) of recipients, net of the effect of the self-selection of more food-needy households into the programme. Design: The food security of current SNAP recipients and recent leavers is compared in cross-sectional survey data, adjusting for economic and demographic differences using multivariate logistic regression methods. A similar analysis in 2-year longitudinal panels provides additional control for selection on unobserved variables based on food security status in the previous year. Setting: Household survey data collected for the US Department of Agriculture by the US Census Bureau. Subjects: Households interviewed in the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplements from 2001 to 2009.Results: The odds of very low food security among households that continued on SNAP through the end of a survey year were 28 % lower than among those that left SNAP prior to the 30-d period during which food security was assessed. In 2-year panels with controls for the severity of food insecurity in the previous year, the difference in odds was 45 %. Conclusions:The results are consistent with, or somewhat higher than, the estimates from the strongest previous research designs and suggest that the ameliorative effect of SNAP on very low food security is in the range of 20-50 %.

“…1. Exposure FS was assessed using the six-item version of the US HFSSM (5,24) , which has been shown to have reasonably high specificity and sensitivity and minimal bias and respondent burden with respect to the eighteen-item HFSSM (25) . The FS score was derived from the number of affirmative responses to the six questions about FS.…”

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Food security status among grade 5 students in Nova Scotia, Canada and its association with health outcomes

Kirk

Kuhle

McIsaac

et al. 2014

Objective: Food security (FS) exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their needs. The present research sought to determine whether students from households experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity (FI) had poorer diet quality, higher body weights and poorer psychosocial outcomes than students from households classed as having high FS or marginal FI status. Design: Population-based survey conducted in schools. Multiple regression analysis was used to explore associations between FS status (high FS; marginal, moderate, severe FI), dietary behaviours and intake, and health-related outcomes (body weight, quality of life, mood, peer relationships, externalizing problems). Setting: Nova Scotia, Canada. Subjects: Grade 5 students (n 5853), aged 10-11 years, with complete information on FS status and student outcomes. Results: In this sample, rates of household FS were 73·5 % (high FS), 8·3 % (marginal FI) 10·2 % (moderate FI) and 7·1 % (severe FI status). Students living in households experiencing moderate or severe FI had poorer diet quality, higher BMI and poorer psychosocial outcomes than students classed as having high FS or marginal FI. Conclusions: These findings provide important evidence for policy makers on the prevalence of FI among families in Nova Scotia with grade 5 children and its relationship with childhood nutrition, psychosocial and quality of life factors, and weight status.