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. 2020 Aug;52(8):788-795.
doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2020.01.009. Epub 2020 Mar 14.

Food Security Status of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the US: Analysis of a National Survey

Christopher R Long  1 , Brett Rowland  2 , Pearl A McElfish  3 , Britni L Ayers  3 , Marie-Rachelle Narcisse  3
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Food Security Status of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the US: Analysis of a National Survey

Christopher R Long et al. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To document food insecurity prevalence among a nationally representative sample of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) adults and compare differences in food security status across races/ethnicities in the US.

Methods: Using 2014 National Health Interview Survey and 2014 NHPI-National Health Interview Survey data, food insecurity among the NHPI population is described and food security status across racial/ethnic groups is compared using Rao-Scott chi-square and multinomial logistic regression.

Results: Food insecurity prevalence was 20.5% among NHPI adults, and NHPI had significantly higher odds of experiencing low and very low food security than white individuals. Food insecurity among Hispanic individuals, black people, and other races/ethnicities was also significantly higher than that among white people. Significant variation in food security status was observed by race/ethnicity (P < .001).

Conclusions and implications: This study provides documentation of food insecurity prevalence among NHPI adults and will inform chronic disease and nutrition research and programs conducted with NHPI communities in the US.

Keywords: National Health Interview Survey; Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders; ethnicity; food insecurity; race.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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