Hunger in Brown County 2012
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What Does Hunger in Brown County Look Like?
March 2012
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How much has food pantry usage increased over the past three years?
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About how many households use food pantries in Brown County
every month?
ANSWER: About 21%
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What do we know about their food security status?
ANSWER: 5,860 households
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Food Security Status of Households That Use Food Pantries
• 7% High Food Security: No problem with food access.
• 11% Marginal Food Security: Some anxiety over food shortage but no change in diet or in food intake.
• 44% Low Food Security: Changes made of reduced quality, variety or desirability of the diet but not in food intake.
• 38% Very Low Food Security: Multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake.
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Who are people using food pantries in Brown County?
• 50% have children between 5 and 27
• 30% have children under 5 years old
• 20 % have no children
CHILDREN
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Who are people using food pantries in Brown County?
• The majority of households are Caucasian at 58%.
• The largest minority group is Hispanic at 20%.
• The remaining 22% are other ethnic minorities (NA 8%, AA 7%, other).
ETHNICITY
58%20%22% Caucasian
Hispanic
Other Ethnic Minorities
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Who are people using food pantries in Brown County?
• 30% more than high school• 37% high school graduate
or GED• 18% 9th – 10th grade• 15% less than 9th grade
EDUCATION
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Who are people using food pantries in Brown County?
• 60% of households have working adults living there. However, having a job does not improve food security among pantry users.
• 17% make below minimum wage
• 59% make between $7.50 and $12.00 an hour – this is considered the living wage for one single adult. For one adult with one child in childcare, the living wage is $17.05.
EMPLOYMENT
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Other than not having enough money for food, what are the most common reasons people report not having enough food?
• 37% Not able to get to pantry during open hours
• 35% Have no car
• 25% Bus costs too much
• 23% Bus doesn’t go where they need it
• 22% It’s too hard to get to the store
• 20% Have no grocery store in the area
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What other kinds of food assistance are used by pantry shoppers?
• 51% Friends and relatives
• 44% Free or reduced school lunch
• 38.5% Free or reduced school breakfast
• 26% Summer lunches in the park
• 24.8% Community meal sites
• 49.8% Receive FoodShare (up from 42.8% in 2004)
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Why don’t more people receive FoodShare if they are using a pantry?
• 43% don’t think they are eligible.
• 31% applied but are not eligible. Assetlimit includes savings and retirement,recently unemployed.
• 20% don’t need them, don’t want them or don’t know how to apply.
• 13% don’t know about food stamps.
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73% of respondents said they should eat more fruits and vegetables
How important is it to choose a diet with 5 or more servings of fruit and vegetables?
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Reasons People do not eat the Recommended Amount of Vegetables and Fruits
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• 49% borrowing from friends
• 37% neglecting health care needs
• 35% not paying rent on time
• 23% use payday loan services
• 18% got another job
• 17% live with another household
What are the most common strategies used by people to have enough money for food?
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What would help people have enough money for food?
• 59% affordable housing
• 40% learning how to budget money
• 40% garden space to grow food
• 37.5% having a grocery store nearby
• 31.6% improved transportation
• 29% help applying for FoodShare
• 21.5% learning how to prepare foods
• 14.6% affordable childcare