Identifying Factors that Influence State-Specific Hunger Rates in the U.S.: A Simple Analytic Method for Understanding a Persistent Problem

Autor/inn/en	Edwards, Mark Evan; Weber, Bruce; Bernell, Stephanie
Titel	Identifying Factors that Influence State-Specific Hunger Rates in the U.S.: A Simple Analytic Method for Understanding a Persistent Problem
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 81 (2007) 3, S.579-595 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-006-0026-7
Schlagwörter	Food; Security (Psychology); Prediction; Quality of Life; Hunger; Incidence; Demography; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Security; Psychology; Sicherheit; Vorhersage; Lebensqualität; Vorkommen; Demografie; USA
Abstract	An existing measure of food insecurity with hunger in the United States may serve as an effective indicator of quality of life. State level differences in that measure can reveal important differences in quality of life across places. In this study, we advocate and demonstrate two simple methods by which analysts can explore state-specific contributions to state-specific hunger rates. Using existing survey data and the U.S. Department of Agriculture measure of household food insecurity with hunger, we illustrate how comparing group-specific hunger rates within states and how the demographic method of standardization can both be used to assess how a state's population and local characteristics influence hunger rates and other quality of life indicators associated with hunger. (Author).
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