Examining Geographic Food Access, Food Insecurity, and Urbanicity among Diverse, Low-Income Participants in Austin, Texas

The purpose of this study was to explore the association between geographic food access and food insecurity and the potential role of race/ethnicity, income, and urbanicity among a low-income, diverse sample in Central Texas. Utilizing a cross-sectional study design, secondary data analysis of an ex...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-04, Vol.19 (9), p.5108
Main Authors: Janda, Kathryn M, Ranjit, Nalini, Salvo, Deborah, Hoelscher, Deanna M, Nielsen, Aida, Casnovsky, Joy, van den Berg, Alexandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ethnicity
Food
Food Insecurity
Food security
Food Supply
Grocery stores
Health care
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Low income groups
Minority & ethnic groups
Neighborhoods
Poverty
Public health
Race
Regression analysis
Retail stores
Rural areas
Rural populations
Supermarkets
Systematic review
Texas
Urban areas
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to explore the association between geographic food access and food insecurity and the potential role of race/ethnicity, income, and urbanicity among a low-income, diverse sample in Central Texas. Utilizing a cross-sectional study design, secondary data analysis of an existing cohort was used to examine the association between food insecurity; geographic food access; and sociodemographic factors of race/ethnicity, income, urbanicity, and additional covariates using binomial logistic regression models. The existing cohort was recruited from lower-income communities in Travis County, Texas. The sample (N = 393) was predominantly Hispanic, lived in urban areas, and nearly 40% were food insecure. Geographic food access was not found to be significantly associated with food insecurity. However, rural residents had greater odds of being food insecure than urban residents. Also, participants who earned USD 45,000-64,999 and over USD 65,000 had lower odds of being food insecure than participants who earned under USD 25,000. These findings add to the inconsistent literature about the association between geographic food access and food insecurity and contribute to urbanicity and income disparities in food-insecurity literature. Future work should consider urbanicity, income, and utilize community-specific data to gain greater understanding of the association between geographic food access and food insecurity.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph19095108