State-level predictors of food insecurity among households with children

Judi Bartfeld and Rachel Dunifon ()
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Judi Bartfeld: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Postal: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2006, vol. 25, issue 4, 921-942

Abstract: This article examines interstate variation in household food security. Using hierarchical modeling, we identify several kinds of state characteristics that appear linked to household food security: the availability and accessibility of federal nutrition assistance programs, policies affecting economic wellbeing of low income families, and states' economic and social characteristics. These dimensions comprise what we refer to as the state food security infrastructure. We find that a strong food security infrastructure is particularly beneficial to families who are economically vulnerable yet have incomes above the poverty line. Almost all of the observed interstate differences in food security can be explained by crossstate differences in demographic and contextual characteristics. © 2006 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1002/pam.20214

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