Household Food Security in the U. S. (2006)

Download or read book Household Food Security in the U. S. (2006) written by Mark Nord and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 89% of Amer. households were food secure throughout 2006, meaning that they had access at all times to enough food for a healthy life for all household members. The remaining households (11%) were food insecure at least some time during the year. About 1/3 of food insecure households (4% of all U.S. households) had very low food security -- meaning that the food intake of one or more adults was reduced & their eating patterns were disrupted because the household lacked money for food. The typical food-secure household spent 31% more on food than the typical food-insecure household of the same size. Over half of all food-insecure households participated in one or more of the Fed. food & nutrition assistance programs. Tables & graphs.