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Having Young Children and Food Security Among Households Containing at Least One Noncitizen (15.2.8)

Table 15.2.8 combines elements of the two previous tables, contrasting, within noncitizen households, food security rates for households that have and do not have young children.

Table 15.2.8
HAVING YOUNG CHILDREN AND FOOD SECURITY AMONG HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE NONCITIZEN

		Noncitizen Households with or Without a Child Ages 0-5
	All Client Households Having at Least One Noncitizen Member	With Children Ages 0-5	Without Children Ages 0-5
Food secure	25.2%	21.1%	27.5%
Food insecure without hunger	42.1%	47.4%	39.2%
Food insecure with hunger	32.7%	31.5%	33.3%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
SAMPLE SIZE (N)	3,745	1,436	2,309

Notes:  
In calculating percentages and sample sizes, we excluded item nonresponses to all variables involved.

Statistically significant based on chi-square test (d.f. = 2) at the 1% level.

Noncitizen households with young children are far more likely to be food insecure and experiencing hunger:  only 21.1% of the households with young children, compared with 27.5% of those without them, are classified as food secure.  This is of great policy concern as malnutrition during childhood is likely to have negative effects on physical and cognitive development.