Food Access Worries, Food Assistance Use, Purchasing Behavior, and Food Insecurity Among New Yorkers During COVID-19
| dc.contributor.author | Clay, Lauren | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rogus, Stephanie | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-05T22:50:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-01-05T22:50:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-08-26 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) disrupted health, economy, and food systems across the United States. This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between food access worries, food assistance use, and purchasing behaviors and food insecurity during COVID-19 among residents of New York State. New Yorkers were recruited to complete a web-based survey through Qualtrics. The survey took place in the summer and fall of 2020 and asked respondents about food access worries, food assistance use, food insecurity, and food purchasing behaviors. Chi-square analysis examined the relationships between food concerns, food assistance use, purchasing behaviors, and demographic characteristics by reported food insecurity, and significant results were analyzed in a series of logistic regression models. Results showed that higher food worries, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) use, reported food assistance and delivery as food sources, and self-reported Hispanic ethnicity were associated with a higher likelihood of experiencing food insecurity. Future research is needed to assess the ongoing impacts of the pandemic on food access and food insecurity, particularly among underserved groups. Measures that provide additional money for food and improved food access can alleviate barriers to accessing enough healthy food at this time. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This research was funded by the Natural Hazards Center, Quick Response Grant. The Quick Response program is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation (Award #1635593). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF or the Natural Hazards Center. This research is conducted as part of the NFACT. NFACT is a national collaboration of researchers committed to rigorous, comparative, and timely food access research during the time of COVID-19. To learn more visit: www.nfactresearch.org. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.647365/full | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 10 pages | en_US |
| dc.genre | journal articles | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/m2lkvb-ox5i | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Clay LA and Rogus S (2021) Food Access Worries, Food Assistance Use, Purchasing Behavior, and Food Insecurity Among New Yorkers During COVID-19. Front. Nutr. 8:647365. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.647365 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.647365 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/26575 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Frontiers | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Emergency Health Services Department Collection | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Faculty Collection | |
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| dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) | * |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
| dc.title | Food Access Worries, Food Assistance Use, Purchasing Behavior, and Food Insecurity Among New Yorkers During COVID-19 | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
| dcterms.creator | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3334-9666 | en_US |