• About the Study
• Methodology
• Key Findings
• Who We Serve
• How We Serve
• Local Picture
• Snapshot Comparisons
  • Selected Subgroups
  • Income & Other Variables
  • Metropolitan Status
  • Choices
    • Food Security
    • Structure
  • Food Stamp Receipt
  • Food Stamps & Food Security
  • Three Study Comparison
• Media Center

Associations Between Choices Households Face and Selected Outcome Variables (15.5)

The survey asked households whether, during the previous year, they had had to make choices between buying food and spending money on other necessities, such as medical care or rent. The responses to this question provide another indicator of the constraints that households face, and it is therefore of interest to examine how these responses are correlated with selected measures of household well-being.