Associations Between Housing Stability and Food Insecurity Among U.S. Low-Wage Workers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Housing instability and food insecurity are two social determinants of health with considerable overlap and complex dynamics among populations experiencing economic instability. This study sought to examine the magnitude and direction of the temporal associations between housing instability and food insecurity among low-wage workers in 2 U.S. cities.

Methods

This study was a secondary analysis conducted in 2024 using 5 years of data (2018-2022) collected from a cohort of low-wage workers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Raleigh, North Carolina. Annual measures included a 6-item food insecurity measure, a 3-item housing instability measure, and demographic characteristics. Four dynamic panel models tested the effect of housing instability on food insecurity in the

SUBMITTER: Chacon V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12520739 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature