Solving the problems of Iowa food deserts: Food insecurity and civic structure
Solving the problems of Iowa food deserts: Food insecurity and civic structure
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DOI：
10.1526/0036011053294628
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发表时间：
2005-03-01
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影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Sand, M
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作者：
Morton, LW;Bitto, EA;Sand, M
农村地区包括食物来源分布不均匀的地方，导致集中地区和食物沙漠-很少或根本没有杂货店的地方。人们假设个人依赖于个人关系和他们居住地的公民结构来帮助他们解决粮食不安全问题。我们发现，生活在贫困农村县的居民，很少有杂货店和高公民结构的看法是显着不太可能是粮食不安全。据报道，有大量的食物给予和接受，但这些个人关系并没有减少粮食不安全的可能性。低收入和年轻化增加了粮食不安全的可能性。我们的研究结果表明，投资于加强农村社区的社会结构，沿着增加收入的战略，可以帮助家庭解决粮食不安全问题。
Rural regions include places where food sources are not evenly distributed, leading to areas of concentration and food deserts-places where few or no grocery stores exist. Individuals are hypothesized to depend on personal connections and the civic structure of where they live to help them solve the problem of food insecurity. We find that residents living in poor rural counties with few grocery stores and perceptions of high civic structure are significantly less likely to be food insecure. A great deal of food giving and receiving is reported, but these personal connections do not decrease the odds of being food insecure. Lower incomes and being younger increase the odds of food insecurity. Our findings suggest that investments in strengthening the social structure of rural communities along with strategies that increase incomes can help households solve the problem of food insecurity.