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Determinants of Food Insecurity in Huntsville, Alabama, Metropolitan Area

James O. Bukenya & Bukenya, James O.

Journal of Food Distribution Research2017https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.274571article
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This paper attempts to examine the food insecurity situation and identify the determinants of food insecurity in the Huntsville, Alabama, metropolitan statistical area. The primary data source was the household food security and socioeconomic survey administered to 700 households in August and September 2016. The main tools of analysis include descriptive statistics and a tobit regression model. The tobit model result revealed that household income; age, gender, and education of household head; and presence of children in the household were significant determinants of food insecurity in the study area.

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@article{james2017,
  title        = {{Determinants of Food Insecurity in Huntsville, Alabama, Metropolitan Area}},
  author       = {James O. Bukenya & Bukenya, James O.},
  journal      = {Journal of Food Distribution Research},
  year         = {2017},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.274571},
}

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0.55

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.52 × 0.4 = 0.21
M · momentum0.80 × 0.15 = 0.12
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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