Question

13. What percentage of American families were food insecure in 2018, and B) how many in millions is this?

Answer 1

Answer-

A) Percentage of American families were food insecurr in 2018 is 11.1%

B) Number of families- 14.3 million

Food secure families- Households have access, all time, enough food for healthy life for all members

Food insecure families- Households not having enough food to meet the needs of their members because less money or less resources availability.

Food secure families - 114.9 million(88.9%)

Food insecure families - 14.3 million

Total number- 129.2 million

Percentage of food insecure families =

Food insecure families/Total number *100

14.3/129.2 *100 = 11.1%

In 2017 food insecure families = 11.8%

Low food security(6.7%)(8.7million) Households obtain enough food to avoid substantially disrupting their eating patterns.

In 2017 it is 7.3%

Very Low food security(4.3%)(5.6 million)- Households in which eating pattern of one or more members were disrupted and food intake was decreased in a year because of less money amd less resources.

In 2017 it arount 4.5%