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标题：National Food Affordability: A County-Level Analysis
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作者：Anne Cafer ; Georgianna Mann ; Sujith Ramachandran 等
期刊名称：Preventing Chronic Disease
印刷版ISSN：1545-1151
出版年度：2018
卷号：15
页码：1
DOI：10.5888/pcd15.180079
出版社：Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
摘要：The purpose of this study was to explore the sociodemographic factors that contribute to food affordability across space, with specific emphasis on rural and urban differences in the United States. A regression analysis was used to predict food affordability from several predictors in rural and urban areas, with a subanalysis of Appalachian and Delta counties. Rural households had significantly higher food expenditures to income ratios compared with urban counties; Appalachian and Delta counties had the highest on average food expenditure to income ratio. Affordable food buffers vulnerable families against food insecurity and subsequent chronic health issues, which are especially relevant in the Appalachian and Delta counties.