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Restricted Opportunities, Personal Choices, Ineffective Policies: What Explains Food Insecurity in Oregon?

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  • Edwards, Mark Evan
  • Weber, Bruce A.
  • Bernell, Stephanie L.

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This study examines the extent to which household demographics, local economic and social conditions, and federal food security programs explain the likelihood of household food insecurity in Oregon. Between 1999 and 2001, Oregon had the highest average rate of hunger in the nation and ranked in the top five states with respect to food insecurity. Statistical analyses using a multivariate logit model reveal that food insecurity is influenced by much more than demographics and individual choices. County-level factors such as residential location (urban versus rural) and housing costs significantly affect the likelihood that families will be food insecure.

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  • Edwards, Mark Evan & Weber, Bruce A. & Bernell, Stephanie L., 2006. "Restricted Opportunities, Personal Choices, Ineffective Policies: What Explains Food Insecurity in Oregon?," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 31(2), pages 1-19, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jlaare:8615
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.8615
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    1. Tian, Zheng & Schmidt, Claudia & Goetz, Stephan J., 2022. "The Role of Community Food Services in Reducing U.S. Food Insufficiency in the COVID-19 Pandemic," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 47(3), September.
    2. Kelly Stamper Balistreri, 2022. "Older adults and the food security infrastructure," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 44(2), pages 653-670, June.
    3. Laura Leete & Neil Bania, 2010. "The effect of income shocks on food insufficiency," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 8(4), pages 505-526, December.
    4. Kaipeng Wang & Nicholas J. Bishop, 2019. "Social support and monetary resources as protective factors against food insecurity among older Americans: findings from a health and retirement study," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 11(4), pages 929-939, August.
    5. Asma Sajjad & Muhammad Mansha & Kiran Sarwar & Haris Ali Siddique, 2022. "Factors Affecting the Dietary Diversity Pattern of Women and Children in Rural Areas of Southern Punjab: A Case of District Vehari," iRASD Journal of Economics, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 4(3), pages 500-516, September.
    6. G.M. Monirul Alam & Khorshed Alam & Shahbaz Mushtaq, 2018. "Drivers of Food Security of Vulnerable Rural Households in Bangladesh," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 19(1), pages 43-63, March.

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