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    • Having Young Children
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Associations Between Food Security and Having Young Children (15.2.5)

Table 15.2.5
HAVING YOUNG CHILDREN AND FOOD SECURITY

		Households with or Without a Children Ages 0-5
	All Client Households	With Children Ages 0-5	Without Children Ages 0-5
Food secure	29.7%	27.9%	30.0%
Food insecure without hunger	36.9%	42.6%	35.8%
Food insecure with hunger	33.4%	29.4%	34.2%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
SAMPLE SIZE (N)	52,041	8,135	43,906

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.

Specific findings include:

• 31.3% of A2H client households with children under 18 and 29.4% with children ages 0 to 5 are classified as experiencing hunger.
• 41.8% of A2H client households with children under 18 and 42.4% of those with children ages 0 to 5 are experiencing food insecurity but no hunger.