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FIGURE 1

Food Security Status of U.S. Households:

Preliminary Prevalence Estimates, 1995-1998

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1995

1996

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1998

Millions of Households

FIGURE 2

Food Insecurity and Hunger in U.S. Households:

Preliminary Prevalence Rate Estimates, 1995-1998

Food Insecure,

Total

Food Insecure

Without Hunger

Food Insecure

With Hunger

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Without Hunger

Food Insecure

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1995

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1997

Percent of All Households1998




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TABLE 2C

1997 – Prevalence of Food Security, Food Insecurity, and Hunger

by Selected Characteristics of Households

Food Insecure:

Food Secure All Without Hunger With Hunger

Category Total (000) 89.6 (000) (%) (000) (%) (000) (%)

All Households 102,373 93,459 91.2 8,914 8.7 5,760 5.6 3,154 3.1

 Adults in households 195,180 179,420 91.3 15,761 8.1 10,601 5.4 5,160 2.6

 Children in households 70,948 60,589 85.4 10,359 14.6 7,444 10.4 2,915 4.1

Household Composition:

 With Children < 6 17,306 14,944 86.3 2,363 13.6 1,764 10.1 599 3.4

 With Children < 18 37,497 32,681 84.1 4,816 12.8 3,437 9.1 1,379 3.6

 Married Couple Families 26,323 24,333 92.4 1,989 7.5 1,503 5.7 486 1.8

 Female Head, No Spouse 8,973 3,460 72.0 2,512 27.9 1,681 18.7 831 9.2

 Male Head, No Spouse 2,201 1,887 85.7 314 14.2 252 11.4 62 2.8

 Other Household with Child * 698 595 85.1 104 14.8 73 10.3 31 4.4

 With No Children < 18 64,877 60,778 93.6 4,098 6.3 2,324 3.5 1,774 2.7

 More Than One Adult 37,788 36,056 95.4 1,732 4.5 1,078 2.8 654 1.7

 Women Living Alone 15,411 14,180 92.0 1,231 7.9 678 4.4 553 3.5

 Men Living Alone 10,980 9,947 90.5 1,032 9.3 495 4.5 537 4.8

 Households With Elderly 24,420 23,306 95.4 1,115 4.5 766 3.1 349 1.4

 Elderly Living Alone 10,323 9,816 95.0 508 5.6 329 3.1 179 1.7

Race/Ethnicity of Households:

 White Non-Hispanic 78,021 73,311 93.9 4,711 6.4 2,914 3.7 1,797 2.3

 Black Non-Hispanic 12,289 10,006 81.4 2,283 18.5 1,490 12.1 793 6.4

 Hispanic** 8,384 6,755 80.5 1,628 19.4 1,167 13.9 461 5.4

 Other Non-Hispanic 3,680 3,386 92.0 293 7.9 189 5.1 104 2.8

Household Income-to-Poverty Ratio:

 Under 0.50 6,206 4,085 65.8 2,121 34.1 1,312 21.1 809 13.0

 Under 1.00 14,157 9,871 69.7 4,287 30.2 2,656 18.7 1,631 11.5

 Under 1.30 20,158 14,812 73.4 5,346 26.5 3,359 16.6 1,987 9.8

 Under 1.85 31,560 24,712 78.3 6,849 21.7 4,434 14.0 2,415 7.6

 1.85 and Over 58,980 57,492 97.4 1,488 2.5 964 1.6 524 0.8

 Income Not Known 11,833 11,255 95.1 385 3.2 362 3.0 213 1.8

Area of Residence:***

 Inside Metropolitan Area 82,005 75,001 91.4 6,704 8.1 4,436 5.4 2,568 3.1

 In Central City 26,314 23,241 88.3 3,073 11.6 1,840 6.9 1,233 4.6

 Not In Central City 41,354 38,591 93.3 2,764 6.6 1,832 4.4 932 2.2

 Outside Metropolitan Area 20,369 18,458 90.6 1,911 9.3 1,325 6.5 586 2.8

Census Geographic Region:

 Northeast 19,897 18,342 92.1 1,556 7.8 972 4.8 584 2.9

 Midwest 24,555 22,699 92.4 1,854 7.5 1,136 4.6 718 2.9

 South 35,844 32,452 90.5 3,392 9.4 2,262 6.3 1,130 3.1

 West 22,077 19,966 90.4 2,111 9.5 1,391 6.3 720 3.2

*, **, *** -- See End Notes
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TABLE 2D

1998 – Prevalence of Food Security, Food Insecurity, and Hunger

by Selected Characteristics of Households

Food Insecure:

Food Secure All Without Hunger With Hunger

Category Total (000) (%) (000) (%) (000) (%) (000) (%)

All Households 103,480 92,972 89.8 10,059 10.2 6,820 6.6 3,689 3.6

 Adults in households 197,423 178, 631 90.5 18,792 9.5 12,657 6.4 6,135 3.1

 Children in households 71,463 59,090 82.7 12,373 17.3 9,114 12.8 3,259 4.6

Household Composition:

 With Children < 6 17,176 14,381 83.7 2,796 16.3 2,132 12.4 664 3.9

 With Children < 18 38,178 32,365 84.8 5,812 15.2 4,216 11.0 1,596 4.2

 Married Couple Families 26,415 23,873 90.4 2,542 9.6 2,019 7.6 523 2.0

 Female Head, No Spouse 8,826 6,013 68.1 2,813 31.9 1,898 21.5 915 10.4

 Male Head, No Spouse 2,167 1,832 84.5 336 15.5 225 10.4 111 5.1

 Other Household with Child * 769 647 84.2 122 15.9 75 9.7 47 6.1

 With No Children < 18 65,302 60,607 92.8 4,695 7.2 2,603 4.0 2,092 3.2

 More Than One Adult 38,691 36,634 94.7 2,057 5.3 1,219 3.2 838 2.2

 Women Living Alone 15,525 14,091 90.8 1,434 9.2 807 5.2 627 4.0

 Men Living Alone 11,086 9,882 89.1 1,203 10.9 577 5.2 626 5.6

 Households With Elderly 24,478 23,131 94.5 1,346 5.5 913 3.7 433 1.8

 Elderly Living Alone 10,129 9,577 94.6 552 5.4 349 3.4 203 2.0

Race/Ethnicity of Households:

 White Non-Hispanic 78,294 72,700 92.9 5,594 7.1 3,650 4.7 1,944 2.5

 Black Non-Hispanic 12,529 9,941 79.3 2,588 20.7 1,560 12.4 1,028 8.2

 Hispanic** 8,721 6,823 78.2 1,898 21.8 1,313 15.1 585 6.7

 Other Non-Hispanic 3,937 3,508 89.1 429 10.9 298 7.6 131 3.3

Household Income-to-Poverty Ratio:

 Under 0.50 5,205 3,187 61.2 2,018 38.8 1,202 23.1 816 15.7

 Under 1.00 12,358 7,980 64.6 4,378 35.4 2,712 21.9 1,666 13.5

 Under 1.30 18,018 12,261 68.0 5,757 32.0 3,630 20.1 2,127 11.8

 Under 1.85 29,540 21,985 74.4 7,555 25.6 4,870 16.5 2,685 9.1

 1.85 and Over 61,775 59,482 96.3 2,293 3.7 1,558 2.5 735 1.2

 Income Not Known 12,165 11,505 94.6 660 5.4 391 3.2 269 2.2

Area of Residence:***

 Inside Metropolitan Area 83,189 74,824 89.9 8,364 10.1 5,361 6.4 3,003 3.6

 In Central City 26,682 22,903 85.8 3,778 14.2 2,286 8.6 1,492 5.6

 Not In Central City 42,196 38,969 92.4 3,227 7.6 2,178 5.2 1,049 2.5

 Outside Metropolitan Area 20,291 18,148 89.4 2,142 10.6 1,458 7.2 684 3.4

Census Geographic Region:

 Northeast 19,635 17,852 90.9 1,784 9.1 1,161 5.9 623 3.2

 Midwest 24,321 22,446 92.3 1,875 7.7 1,235 5.1 640 2.6

 South 37,328 33,188 88.9 4,139 11.1 2,653 7.1 1,486 4.0

 West 22,196 19,486 87.8 2,710 12.2 1,770 8.0 940 4.2

*, **, *** -- See End Notes