Disparities in food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic: A two-year analysis.

ABSTRACT: While the overall level of food insecurity in the United States has remained stable during the COVID-19 pandemic, certain individuals and regions have fared worse than others. This study examines state-level variables affecting individual- and household-level food insecurity during the recent two years of the pandemic beginning in 2020 by utilizing the Household Pulse Survey, a new nationally representative dataset developed by the United States Census Bureau. The results of this study suggest a set of statewide factors, such as pandemic-driven market conditions, COVID-19 prevalence, and the implementation of federal programs, are associated with the level of food insecurity that individuals have experienced during the pandemic over the past two years. The associations varied by household

SUBMITTER: Park J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9500096 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature