Food insecurity among working-age veterans / Matthew P. Rabbitt and Michael D. Smith.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Rabbitt, Matthew P., author.

Smith, Michael D., author.

Contributor:

United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service, issuing body.

Series:

Economic research report (United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service) ; 829.

Economic research report ; number 829

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food security--Research--United States.

Food security.

Veterans--Nutrition--United States.

Veterans.

Working poor--United States.

Working poor.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 56 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2021.

Summary:

This report documents the extent and severity of food insecurity among working-age veterans, ages 18-64, who made up 76 percent of the United States' veteran population in 2019. Food insecurity occurs when individuals have limited or uncertain access to enough food because they lack economic resources. In 2015-19, 11.1 percent of working-age veterans lived in food-insecure households, and 5.3 percent lived in households with very low food security, the most severe range of food insecurity where households report reductions in food intake. Food insecurity varies among working-age veteran subpopulations defined by age, area of residence, disability status, educational attainment, gender, geographic region, household composition, income, labor force participation status, race and ethnicity, and military service history. e report compares food insecurity among working-age veterans and nonveterans to examine the association between military service and food insecurity. After adjusting for observable differences between working-age veterans and nonveterans, we find veterans are 7.4 percent more likely to live in a food-insecure household.

Contents:

Introduction

Factors associated with food insecurity among veterans

Food insecurity and food assistance program receipt among veterans

Data sources

Regression methodology

Documenting the prevalence and severity of food insecurity among working-age veterans

Exploring differences in food insecurity between working-age veterans and nonveterans using regression

Sensitivity analyses

Discussion and conclusions

References

Appendix A. Summary of literature examining food insecurity among veterans

Appendix B. detailed description of regression methodology

Appendix C. Additional results for food insecurity among working-age veterans and nonveterans.

Notes:

"May 2021."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (USDA, viewed June 24, 2021).

OCLC:

1257499741