Food Spending Declined and Food Insecurity Increased for Middle-income and Low-income Households from 2000 to 2007

Download or read book Food Spending Declined and Food Insecurity Increased for Middle-income and Low-income Households from 2000 to 2007 written by Mark Nord and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 2000-07, median spending on food by U.S. households declined by 12%, and by 6% relative to the Consumer Price Index for Food and Beverages. Over the same period, the national prevalence of very low food security increased by about one-third, from 3.1% of households in 2000 to 4.1% in 2007. The deterioration in food security was greatest in the second-lowest income quintile. These estimates are corroborated by corresponding declines in food expenditures by middle- and low-income households. The declines in food spending by middle- and low-income households were accompanied by increases in spending for housing and, in the two lowest income quintiles, by declines in income and total spending. Charts and tables.