Eighty-four percent of U.S. households with children were food
secure throughout 2007, meaning that they had consistent access to
adequate food for active, healthy lives for all household members.
Nearly 16 percent of households with children were food insecure
sometime during the year, including 8.3 percent in which children
were food insecure and 0.8 percent in which one or more children
experienced very low food security-the most severe food-insecure
condition measured by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Numerous
studies suggest that children in food-insecure households have
higher risks of health and development problems than children in
otherwise similar food-secure households. This study found that
about 85 percent of households with food-insecure children had a
working adult, including 70 percent with a full-time worker. Fewer
than half of households with food-insecure children included an
adult educated past high school. Thus, job opportunities and wage
rates for less educated workers are important factors affecting the
food security of children. In 2007, Federal food and nutrition
assistance programs provided benefits to four out of five
low-income, food-insecure households with children.
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