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What Does Hunger in Brown County Look Like? March 2012

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A snapshot of hunger in Brown County, including food security and pantry usage statistics and low-income families' barriers to accessing nutritious food.

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Page 1: Hunger in Brown County 2012

What Does Hunger in Brown County Look Like?

March 2012

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How much has food pantry usage increased over the past three years?

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About how many households use food pantries in Brown County 

every month?

ANSWER: About 21%

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What do we know about their food security status?

ANSWER: 5,860 households

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Food Security Status of Households That Use Food Pantries

• 7% High Food Security: No problem with food access.

• 11% Marginal Food Security: Some anxiety over food shortage but no change in diet or in food intake.

• 44% Low Food Security: Changes made of reduced quality, variety or desirability of the diet but not in food intake.

• 38% Very Low Food Security: Multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake.

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Who are people using food pantries in Brown County?

• 50% have children between 5 and 27

• 30% have children under 5 years old

• 20 % have no children

CHILDREN

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Who are people using food pantries in Brown County?

• The majority of households are Caucasian at 58%.

• The largest minority group is Hispanic at 20%.

• The remaining 22% are other ethnic minorities (NA 8%, AA 7%, other).

ETHNICITY

58%20%22% Caucasian

Hispanic

Other Ethnic Minorities

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Who are people using food pantries in Brown County?

• 30% more than high school• 37% high school graduate

or GED• 18% 9th – 10th grade• 15% less than 9th grade

EDUCATION

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Who are people using food pantries in Brown County?

• 60% of households have working adults living there. However, having a job does not improve food security among pantry users. 

• 17% make below minimum wage

• 59% make between $7.50 and $12.00 an hour – this is considered the living wage for one single adult. For one adult with one child in childcare, the living wage is $17.05.

EMPLOYMENT

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Other than not having enough money for food, what are the most common reasons people report not having enough food?

• 37%  Not able to get to pantry during open hours

• 35%  Have no car

• 25%  Bus costs too much

• 23%  Bus doesn’t go where they need it

• 22%  It’s too hard to get to the store

• 20%  Have no grocery store in the area

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What other kinds of food assistance are used by pantry shoppers?

• 51% Friends and relatives

• 44% Free or reduced school lunch

• 38.5% Free or reduced school breakfast

• 26% Summer lunches in the park

• 24.8% Community meal sites

• 49.8% Receive FoodShare (up from 42.8% in 2004)

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Why don’t more people receive FoodShare if they are using a pantry?

• 43% don’t think they are eligible.

• 31% applied but are not eligible. Assetlimit includes savings and retirement,recently unemployed.

• 20% don’t need them, don’t want them or don’t know how to apply.

• 13% don’t know about food stamps.

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73% of respondents said they should eat more fruits and vegetables

How important is it to choose a diet with 5 or more servings of fruit and vegetables? 

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Reasons People do not eat the Recommended Amount of Vegetables and Fruits

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• 49% borrowing from friends

• 37% neglecting health care needs

• 35% not paying rent on time

• 23% use payday loan services

• 18% got another job

• 17% live with another household

What are the most common strategies used by people to have enough money for food?

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What would help people have enough money for food?

• 59% affordable housing

• 40% learning how to budget money

• 40% garden space to grow food

• 37.5% having a grocery store nearby

• 31.6% improved transportation

• 29% help applying for FoodShare

• 21.5% learning how to prepare foods

• 14.6% affordable childcare