Food stamp program participation, informal supports, household food security and child food security: A comparison of african american and caucasian households in poverty

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作者
Yu, ManSoo [1 ,2 ]
Lombe, Margaret [3 ]
Nebbitt, Von E. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Missouri, Sch Social Work, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
[2] Univ Missouri, Publ Hlth Program, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
[3] Boston Coll, Grad Sch Social Work, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167 USA
[4] Univ Illinois, Jane Addams Coll Social Work, Chicago, IL 60680 USA
关键词
Food security; Food stamp program; Informal food supports; Disparity; Vulnerability; Children; Race; Poverty; FAMILIES;
D O I
10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.01.015
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
More than 12 million children in the U S live in a food insecure household Insufficient nutrition puts children at risk for health and developmental problems Little is known about a racial comparison of food security among economically vulnerable households 1 his study examines how the effects of household characteristics, food stamp program (FSP) (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as of October 1,2008) participation, informal food supports (IFS) and household food security (HFS) on child food security (CFS) differ between African American and Caucasian Households We also explore moderating roles of FSP or IFS on the association between HFS and CFS We use data from the 2003 Food Security Survey, a supplement to the Cur rent Population Survey (CPS) (N=3,799) Findings revealed that HFS was negatively related to CFS while IFS and head of the household's level of education were positively related to CFS in both racial groups. FSP participation increased CFS for Caucasian households but had no effect on CFS in African American households. IFS positively moderated the impact of HFS on CFS only for Caucasian households No moderating effects of FSP participation were found Implication for practice and future research are discussed (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
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