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Title: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD INSECURITY IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH AND WITHOUT PHONES IN THREE COUNTIES OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI DELTA

Author
item CONNELL, CAROL - UNIV SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
item Stuff, Janice
item ZAGHLOUL, SAHAR - UNIV ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF
item DAWKINS, NORMA - SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
item GOSSETT, JEFF - ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSP
item KIM, SUNGCHAN - UNIV ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF
item CHAMPAGNE, CATHERINE - PENNINGTON BIOMED RES CTR

Submitted to: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Conference
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/17/2000
Publication Date: 4/15/2000
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: High rates of food insecurity (FI) coupled with lack of region-specific information on associated factors prompted this study. The sample was selected using a dual sampling frame. Food security (FS) was measured using the USDA Core Food Security Module during a pilot study of dietary intake. Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample were tested for association with FI in both households with (n=130) and without (n=122) telephones using a weighted analysis. Prevalence of FI was 38% for non- telephone households (NTH) and 20% for telephone households (TH) Results of the X**2 showed that NTH were more likely to be FI than TH (p=.0002). Factors associated with FI among TH were education less than high school (p=.04), non-participation in federal assistance programs (FAP) (p=.0004), income less than $15,000 (p=.02), and non-white race (p=.01). In NTH, a lower proportion of those reporting FI hunted/fished compared to those reporting FS (p=.01). Logistic regression revealed that NTH that hunt/fish and participate in FAP are less likely to be FI than those who do not (p=.03). Factors associated with FI differ between NTH and TH. Funded by ARS.