Latinos and Black American adults are at a much higher risk of experiencing food insecurity than their white counterparts, according a new study by the Urban Institute.
That hardship is likely to be exacerbated now that pandemic-era enhanced benefits have ended.The study, published this week, is based on annual surveys of at least 7,500 people in the U.S. — 1,555 of whom identify as Hispanic or Latino — conducted each December from 2019 to 2022.
According to the study, the shares of Hispanic and Black respondents who reported food insecurity last year were about 50% higher than the share of white adults who reported food insecurity.said they had reduced the amount of food they bought, compared to 49% of white respondents, the study found. That suggests Hispanic families were less able to absorb the surging costs of food, the study's authors write.
The researchers also found that Hispanic adults were more likely than their white counterparts to report last year
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