Food Insecurity Trajectories in the US During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jin E. Kim-Mozeleski

doi:10.5888/pcd19.220212

Food Insecurity Trajectories in the US During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 20 — January 19, 2023

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Figure 1.
Prevalence of any food insecurity among respondents (N = 7,944) to the Understanding America Study, Understanding Coronavirus in America tracking survey, April 2020 through March 2021. Shading indicates 95% CIs.

Prevalence of any food insecurity among respondents (N = 7,944) to the Understanding America Study, Understanding Coronavirus in America tracking survey, April 2020 through March 2021. Shading indicates 95% CIs.
2020, % (95% CI)									2021, % (95% CI)
Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
20.4 (18.9-22.0)	13.1 (11.9-14.4)	10.8 (9.7-12.0)	9.8 (8.7-10.8)	11.3 (10.2-12.5)	10.6 (9.4-11.7)	9.1 (8.1-10.2)	8.6 (7.6-9.6)	10.0 (8.9-11.1)	9.5 (8.4-10.6)	9.5 (8.4-10.7)	8.9 (7.8-10.0)

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Figure 2.
Probability of experiencing food insecurity among respondents (N = 7,944) to the Understanding America Study, Understanding Coronavirus in America tracking survey, April 2020 through March 2021. Three categories (remained secure, remained insecure, and remained elevated) were characterized as consistent. Two categories (initial shock 1 and initial shock 2) were characterized by a rapid decline in food insecurity status between March and July 2020. Three categories (recovering 1, recovering 2, and recovering 3) were defined as having experienced food insecurity initially, with the likelihood steadily declining during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two categories (became insecure 1 and became insecure 2) were defined as steadily becoming food insecure during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Abbreviation: FDA, Food and Drug Administration.

Probability of experiencing food insecurity among respondents (N = 7,944) to the Understanding America Study, Understanding Coronavirus in America tracking survey, April 2020 through March 2021. Three categories (remained secure, remained insecure, and remained elevated) were characterized as consistent. Two categories (initial shock 1 and initial shock 2) were characterized by a rapid decline in food insecurity status between March and July 2020. Three categories (recovering 1, recovering 2, and recovering 3) were defined as having experienced food insecurity initially, with the likelihood steadily declining during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two categories (became insecure 1 and became insecure 2) were defined as steadily becoming food insecure during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Abbreviation: FDA, Food and Drug Administration.
Trajectory	2020									2021
Trajectory	April	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
Remained secure	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Initial shock 1	64.3	38.3	17.6	6.9	2.5	0.9	0.2	0.1	0	0	0	0
Initial shock 2	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Remained elevated	13.6	12.9	12.3	11.7	11.1	10.6	9.8	9.3	8.8	8.4	7.9	7.5
Recovering 1	73.3	66.3	58.6	50.4	42.3	34.5	24.3	18.7	14.2	10.7	7.9	5.8
Recovering 2	81.0	79.0	76.8	74.5	72.0	69.4	65.2	62.3	59.3	56.2	53.0	49.9
Recovering 3	98.8	98.3	97.6	96.7	95.4	93.7	89.8	86.3	81.7	76.0	69.3	61.6
Remained insecure	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Became insecure 1	23.7	26.6	29.8	33.1	36.6	40.3	46.0	49.9	53.8	57.6	61.4	65.0
Became insecure 2	53.9	61.5	68.6	74.9	80.3	84.8	89.9	92.4	94.3	95.8	96.9	97.7

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