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Key findings. Data from the National Health Interview Survey. In 2019–2020, 10.8% of children aged 0–17 years lived in households that experienced food insecurity during the past 30 days.
In 2021, 5.9% of adults aged 18 and over lived in families experiencing food insecurity in the past 30 days, and family food insecurity was higher among women (6.5%) than men (5.2%). Adults with disabilities (15%) were three times more likely to live in families experiencing food insecurity than adults without disabilities (5%).
Women were more likely to live in families experiencing food insecurity (6.5%) than men (5.2%). Adults aged 65 and over were less likely to live in families experiencing food insecurity in the previous 30 days (3.5%) than adults aged 18–34 (6.7%), 35–44 (6.1%), 45–54 (6.9%), and 55–64 (6.4%).
Key findings: Data from the National Health Interview Survey In 2021, 5.9% of adults aged 18 and over lived in families experiencing food insecurity in the past 30 days, and family food insecurity was higher among women (6.5%) than men (5.2%).
3 lip 2024 · In 2020, almost 15% of U.S. households were considered food insecure at some point in time, meaning not all household members were able to access enough food to support active, healthy lifestyles. In nearly half of these households, children were also food insecure (see chart above), which has implications for human development and school ...
Food insecurity is defined as a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food. 1 In 2020, 13.8 million households were food insecure at some time during the year. 2 Food insecurity does not necessarily cause hunger, i but hunger is a possible outcome of food insecurity. 3.
Conflict remained the primary driver of acute food insecurity — affecting 135 million people in 20 countries, according to the Global Report. Extreme weather events were the primary drivers in 18 countries, affecting 77 million people.
