Food Insecurity in the Rural United States: An Examination of Struggles and Coping Mechanisms to Feed a Family among Households with a Low-Income

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Analyzes the barriers and strategies of low-income rural families around food insecurity. Reports on interviews with 153 primary grocery shoppers about their experiences related to affordability and adequacy of meals, difficulty in obtaining food and managing household food needs, and more. Includes demographic information about participants as well as selected quotes relating to their food insecurity experiences.

Carmen Byker Shanks, Lauri Andress, Annie Hardison-Moody, et al.

Nutrients, 14(24), 5250

12/2022

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Families · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Social determinants of health