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Income In 2004 and Food Security (15.2.1)

Table 15.2.1 examines the relationship between income and food security.

Table 15.2.1
INCOME IN 2004 AND FOOD SECURITY

		Income in 2004
	All Client Households	0% to 130% of Federal Poverty Level	131% or Higher of Federal Poverty Level
Food secure	28.5%	25.9%	42.7%
Food insecure without hunger	37.1%	38.2%	30.7%
Food insecure with hunger	34.4%	35.8%	26.6%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
SAMPLE SIZE (N)	47,878	40,908	6,970

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.

As shown in the table, within the overall group of A2H clients, lower-income households are much more vulnerable than higher-income households to food insecurity.

• Among the households with incomes less than or equal to 130% of the federal poverty level in year 2004, only 25.9% are food secure, while 42.7% of the households with incomes more than 130% of the federal poverty level are food secure.
• On the other hand, as many as 35.8% of the client households with income less than or equal to 130% of the federal poverty level are food insecure with hunger.  The comparable figure is 26.6% for the households with income more than 130% of the federal poverty level.