COVID-19 Recession: Young Adult Food Insecurity, Racial Disparities, and Correlates.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted devastating health, social, and economic effects globally. This study examines the experiences of young adults in the United States with respect to food insecurity during the pandemic and factors associated with higher and lower risk for young adult food insecurity.

Methods

Using the U.S. Census Bureau's Household Pulse Survey, a nationally representative survey collecting information on people's experiences throughout the pandemic, we analyzed prevalence of, and factors associated with young adult food insecurity during the pandemic.

Results

Overall, 13% of young adults aged 18-25 years reported often or sometimes not having enough to eat in the last 7 days at a given time during pandemic, on average, with Black and Hispani

SUBMITTER: Daniels GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641575 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature