ERIC Number: EJ1264173
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
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Food Insecurity and Community College Students
Innis, Jennifer A.; Bishop, Michelle; Boloudakis, Steve
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v44 n9 p694-699 2020
Background: In North America, upwards of 59% of postsecondary students experience food insecurity and there has been little study of students attending community college. The goal of this was to find out the prevalence of food insecurity among a largely international cohort of students attending a community college in Toronto, Canada. Methods: Students (N = 824) were surveyed using questions from the USDA Food Security Survey Module to find out their level of food insecurity Results: 334 students participated in the survey (41% participation rate). The overall rate of food insecurity was found to be 77.2%, including 40.4% with moderate food insecurity and 36.8% with severe food insecurity. Conclusions: There is a need to address food insecurity among students attending community college.
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Incidence, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Toronto)
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