A Multi-Site Analysis of the Prevalence of Food Insecurity in the United States, before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Meredith T NilesAlyssa W BeaversLauren A ClayMarcelle M DouganGiselle A PignottiStephanie RogusMateja R Savoie-RoskosRachel E SchattmanRachel M ZackFrancesco AcciaiDeanne AllegroEmily H BelarminoFarryl BertmannErin BiehlNick BirkJessica Bishop-RoyseChristine BozlakBrianna BradleyBarrett P BrentonJames H BuszkiewiczBrittney N CavaliereYoung ChoEric M ClarkKathryn CoakleyJeanne Coffin-SchmittSarah M CollierCasey CoombsAnne DresselAdam DrewnowskiTom EvansBeth J FeingoldLauren FiechtnerKathryn J FiorellaKatie FunderburkPreety GadhokeDiana Gonzales-PachecoAmelia Greiner SafiSen GuKarla L HansonAmy HarleyKaitlyn HarperAkiko S HoslerAlan IsmachAnna JosephsonLinnea Irina LaestadiusHeidi LeBlancLaura R LewisMichelle M LittonKatie S MartinShadai MartinSarah MartinelliJohn MazzeoScott C MerrillRoni NeffEsther NguyenPunam Ohri-VachaspatiAbigail OrbeJennifer J OttenSondra ParmerSalome PembertonZain Al Abdeen QusairVictoria RivkinaJoelle RobinsonChelsea M RoseSaloumeh SadeghzadehBrinda SivaramakrishnanMariana Torres ArroyoMcKenna VoorheesKathryn YerxaPublished in: Current developments in nutrition (2021)
This comprehensive study demonstrates a higher prevalence of food insecurity in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. These impacts were prevalent for certain demographic groups, and most pronounced for surveys targeting high-risk populations. Results especially document the continued high levels of food insecurity, as well as the variability in estimates due to the survey implementation method.