Section 15.2.8

15.2.8 - Having Young Children and Food Security Households with at Least One Member Being Noncitizen

Table 15.2.8 combines elements of the two previous tables, contrasting food security rates for households that have and do not have young children within noncitizen households.

Table 15.2.8

HAVING YOUNG CHILDREN AND FOOD SECURITY AMONG HOUSEHOLDS WITH AT LEAST ONE MEMBER BEING NONCITIZEN

Noncitizen Households with or Without a Child Ages 0-5
	All Client Households Having at Least One Noncitizen Member	With Children Age 0-5	Without Children Ages 0-5
Food secure	24.5%	24.4%	24.6%
Food insecure without hunger	36.9%	30.3%	38.8%
Food insecure with hunger	39.6%	45.3%	36.6%
TOTAL	100%	100%	100%
SAMPLE SIZE (N)	1,993	726	1,267

Notes
Item nonresponses to all variables involved were excluded in calculating percentages and sample sizes.

Not statistically significant based on chi-square test (d.f. = 2) at the 1% level; p = 0.212.

Overall, no clear picture emerges from this cross-tabulation. Noncitizen households with and without young children are almost equally likely to be food secure. On the other hand, the households with young children are much more likely to be estimated to be experiencing hunger.

Among households with at least one noncitizen member, 45.3% of households with children ages 0 to 5 are classified as food insecure with hunger, compared to 36.6% of the households without young children.
However, almost equal percentages of households, 24.4% for the households with young children and 24.6% for the households without young children, were classified as food secure.