Food Security Status of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the US: Analysis of a National Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To document food insecurity prevalence among a nationally representative sample of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) adults and compare differences in food security status across races/ethnicities in the US.

Methods

Using 2014 National Health Interview Survey and 2014 NHPI-National Health Interview Survey data, food insecurity among the NHPI population is described and food security status across racial/ethnic groups is compared using Rao-Scott chi-square and multinomial logistic regression.

Results

Food insecurity prevalence was 20.5% among NHPI adults, and NHPI had significantly higher odds of experiencing low and very low food security than white individuals. Food insecurity among Hispanic individuals, black people, and other races/ethnicities w

SUBMITTER: Long CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8202531 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature