The long‐run prevalence of food insufficiency among older Americans. Issue 2 (4th February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Levy, Helen
• Is Part Of: Applied economic perspectives and policy. Volume 44:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 575
• Page End: 590
• Publication Date: 2022-02-04
• Subjects: aging -- food insecurity -- food insufficiency -- hardship; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; Agriculture and state -- Periodicals; 338.105
• DOI: 10.1002/aepp.13229
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-5790

Abstract

Abstract: The prevalence of food insufficiency among seniors in any given year is well‐documented, but the prevalence of this hardship over a longer time period in later life is unknown. Using panel data from the Health and Retirement Study, I find that about 8% of seniors report food insufficiency over a 2‐year recall window, while 22% experience it at some point over the two decades of their 60s and 70s. Food insufficiency is not concentrated among a small group of persistently disadvantaged elderly, but is instead a surprisingly common feature of the later life course. Abstract : Related Content: The effects of aging services and the supplemental nutrition assistance program on food insecurity among older Georgians: 2018–2020 Related Content: Do state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program policies influence program participation among seniors? Related Content: Food insecurity among older adults in the U.S.: The role of mortgage borrowing Related Content: Does Social Security promote food security? Evidence for older households