Craig Gundersen|Steven Garasky
Financial Management Skills Are Associated with Food Insecurity in a Sample of Households with Children in the United States,
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|Impaq International (United States)
food insecurity one leading public health challenges facing children united states today reducing food insecurity attendant consequences requires understanding determinants food insecurity although previous work greatly advanced understanding determinants role one oftspeculated important determinants food insecurity household financial management skills considered address research lacuna use recently conducted survey survey household finances childhood obesity information specific financial management practices impressions financial management skills households food insecurity sample included 904 households children within sample 193 food insecure central financial management skill variable mean value 355 5point scale probit regression models estimated probability household food insecure conditional financial management skills covariates found large significant inverse relationship respondents use specific financial management practices food insecurity respondents confidence financial management skills food insecurity households greater financial management abilities less likely food insecure finding also holds sample restricted households incomes 200 poverty line results suggest improving households financial management skills potential reduce food insecurity united states