Definitions:
Food insecurity: the condition assessed in the food security survey and represented in USDA food security reports—is a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
Hunger: an individual-level physiological condition that may result from food insecurity.
Poverty: having an income below a federally determined poverty threshold. Any family/individual with total income less than an amount deemed to be sufficient to purchase food, shelter, clothing, and other essential goods and services is classified as poor. The 2016 poverty line was $12,486 for an individual under 65 years of age and $11,511 for those 65 years or older. The poverty line for a three-person family with one child and two adults was $19,318 in 2016; for a family with two adults and three children the poverty line was $28,643. For a complete list of poverty lines by size of family and number of children, see the U.S. Census Bureau's tables of Poverty Thresholds.
High food security : no reported indications of food-access problems or limitations.
Marginal food security : one or two reported indications—typically of anxiety over food sufficiency or shortage of food in the house. Little or no indication of changes in diets or food intake.
Low food security : reports of reduced quality, variety, or desirability of diet. Little or no indication of reduced food intake.
Very low food security : Reports of multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake.
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Confronting hunger in the USA : searching for community empowerment and food security in food access programs by Additional resources in print books can be found searching through MOBIUS or Prospector.
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