Prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity across an entire campus population

Comprehensive assessment of food insecurity across all college community members is lacking. This research surveyed a random sample of an entire campus population at a Northeast University in two surveys (spring 2017, n = 1,037 and fall 2017, n = 1,123). Analysis of variance, t-tests, and multivaria...

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Published in:PloS one 2020-08, Vol.15 (8), p.e0237637-e0237637
Main Authors: Riddle, Emilie S, Niles, Meredith T, Nickerson, Amy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biology and Life Sciences
College campuses
College students
Colleges & universities
Community colleges
Ethnicity
Food
Food and nutrition
Food security
Food supply
Gender
Graduate students
Households
Logit models
Medical students
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental health
Nutrition
People and Places
Polls & surveys
Poverty
Research and Analysis Methods
Social Sciences
Students
Surveys
Systematic review
Variance analysis
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Summary:Comprehensive assessment of food insecurity across all college community members is lacking. This research surveyed a random sample of an entire campus population at a Northeast University in two surveys (spring 2017, n = 1,037 and fall 2017, n = 1,123). Analysis of variance, t-tests, and multivariable logit models were used to understand food insecurity outcomes and comparisons among groups. The overall rate of food insecurity on campus was 19.6% (spring) and 15.0% (fall). Food insecurity rates were highest among undergraduates, graduate and medical students, and staff as compared to faculty. First generation students and off-campus students were also more likely to be food insecure in both surveys, while people of color were more likely to be food insecure in the spring survey. Findings suggest university members beyond undergraduates also face high rates of food insecurity, which has important implications for efforts to reduce food insecurity on college campuses.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0237637