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Use of the Emergency Food System among Food Insecure, Low-income Households in the United States 2015 to 2020
J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2023;18(2):145-163. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2022.2131497. Epub 2022 Oct 6.ABSTRACTThe emergency food system (EFS) is a critical part of the United States' social safety net. Using 2015-2020 Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement data, we identified trends in EFS use among food insecure, low-income households by estimating the probability of EFS use adjusting for demographics using multivariable logistic regression. From 2015-2019, between 31.0% and 34.4% of households received emergency food, while 42.4% did in 2020. EFS use did not increase in 2020 compared to prior years for older adults ...
Source: Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition - March 13, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Patrick J Brady Lisa Harnack Rachel Widome Kaitlyn M Berry Sruthi Valluri Source Type: research