Food insecurity in rural, suburban, and urban New York
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Contributor(s):
- New York Health Foundation, issuing body.
- Publication:
- New York, NY : NY Health Foundation, November 2022
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Food Insecurity Rural Population -- statistics & numerical data Suburban Population -- statistics & numerical data Urban Population -- statistics & numerical data New York
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Across New York State, a little more than half of food-insecure individuals live in urban areas, slightly more than one-quarter in suburban areas, and the rest in rural areas. The number of New Yorkers in these areas who are food insecure is not proportionate to the population in these places. And individuals living in differently populated places experience food insecurity--the lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life--differently. Understanding how factors like food access, affordability, and transportation influence individuals’ ability to get the food they need is crucial to designing effective policies. Based on a 1,507-person statewide Survey of Food and Health from the New York Health Foundation, this brief outlines the different experiences food-insecure individuals face in rural, suburban, and urban places and proposes actions to address these differences. Key findings include: (1) Food-insecure New Yorkers in rural areas experience worse health than their suburban and urban peers. Among food-insecure rural New Yorkers, 11% report being in poor health, compared with 8% of food-insecure individuals in suburban and urban areas. (2) Sixty-nine percent of rural food-insecure New Yorkers say it is extremely or somewhat difficult to get food, compared with 56% of suburban and 47% of urban peers. (3) Affordability is the most commonly cited barrier among rural residents (79%, compared with 76% of suburban and 53% of urban respondents) to getting food. (4) Somewhat surprisingly, transportation is a greater barrier for urban residents getting the food they need, with 68% of urban respondents compared with 55% of suburban and 54% of rural respondents citing transportation as a barrier. (5) Nearly twice as many urban food-insecure residents (63%) compared with rural residents (34%) have trouble cooking at home. (6) A larger proportion of food-insecure suburban New Yorkers do not participate in food and nutrition programs (38%, compared with 27% of rural and 23% of urban peers). Suburban residents who do participate in public benefit programs are less likely to rate them as sufficient and easy to use.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (12 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918540686406676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918540686406676