The relationship between food insecurity and objective and subjective income indicators in Poland

Abstract

The study analyses food insecurity in Poland on the basis of data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This data assesses the scale of experiencing food insecurity by the respondents. It includes information obtained during 2014-2019 from 6080 people. The dependence of food insecurity on the subjective and objective income situation of individuals was examined. Typical methods of analysis were used, such as Pearson's χ 2 test, Cramer V and Kendall τ b measures, and the logit model. It was found that the perception of food insecurity depends more on the subjective rather than objective income situation.

Climate shocks’ impact on agricultural income and household food security in Bangladesh: An implication of the food insecurity experience scale

“…Several indicators have been developed to measure household food security [ [41] , [42] , [43] ]. However, FAO introduced a common scale for food security measurement called the “ Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) ,” which has been used by many experts in different countries worldwide [ [44] , [45] , [46] , [47] ]. Hence, this study used the FIES to determine farm household food security in Bangladesh.…”

“…The raw score (0–8) is the sum of yes responses to the 8Qs, which is the main parameter for measuring the severity of food insecurity [ 44 , 48 , 49 ]. Thus, the 8Qs are in order, implying that as the scores increase, the level of food insecurity increases, indicating less to more severe incidents of food insecurity [ 43 , 47 , 50 ]. The individual was categorized as facing mild, moderate, and severe food insecurity [ 44 , 48 , 49 , 51 ].…”