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Hispanic adults were more likely to live in families experiencing food insecurity (8.0%) than White (4.1%) or Asian (3.7%) adults, and less likely to live in families experiencing food insecurity than Black adults (12.2%).
The percentage of children living in food-insecure households increased with the number of children in the household, from 9.4% of children in households with fewer than three children to 13.0% of children in households with three or more children.
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%).
4 wrz 2012 · How Many People Lived in Food-insecure Households? In 2023: 47.4 million people lived in food-insecure households. 12.2 million adults lived in households with very low food security. 7.2 million children lived in food-insecure households in which children, along with adults, were food insecure.
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 · Food security means having access to enough food for an active, healthy life. Nutrition security means consistent access, availability, and affordability of foods and beverages that promote well-being, prevent disease, and, if needed, treat disease.
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.
