Food insecurity among those with disability: Cross-survey comparison of estimates and implications for future research

Authors

Megan Henly, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow
Debra L. Brucker, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow
Alisha Coleman-Jensen, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Abstract

People with disabilities are at increased risk of food insecurity (FI). In the United States, the Current Population Survey is used to provide official FI estimates. Other federal surveys that include disability and FI measures as well as additional health, housing, nutrition, and functioning measures offer opportunities to examine determinants of FI more fully for people with disabilities. We estimate FI prevalence for people with disabilities across four surveys, finding that all sources identify disability as a risk factor for FI, with some variation in estimates. We identify policy-specific areas each source could inform and suggest avenues for future research.

Publication Date

12-4-2022

Journal Title

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Publisher

Wiley

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13336

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Henly, M., Brucker, D. L., & Coleman-Jensen, A. (2022). Food insecurity among those with disability: Cross-survey comparison of estimates and implications for future research. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13336

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