Trends in Recurring and Chronic Food Insecurity Among US Families With Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Food insecurity is a critical social determinant of health for older adults. Understanding national food insecurity trends among families with older adults has important policy implications.

Objective

To compare food insecurity trends among US families with an older adult from 1999 to 2003 and 2015 to 2019 and further stratify the analysis by race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status markers, and enrollment in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Design, setting, and participants

In this cohort study using biennial data from the nationally representative Panel Study of Income Dynamics, balanced panels of families with at least 1 older adult (≥60 years) who participated from 1999 to 2003 (n = 1311) and 2015 to 2019 (n = 2268) were cre

SUBMITTER: Leung CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10907918 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature