TY - JOUR AU - Cafer, Anne AU - Mann, Georgianna AU - Ramachandran, Sujith AU - Kaiser, Michelle PY - 2018 TI - National Food Affordability: A County-Level Analysis T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E115 VL - 15 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - 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. SN - 1545-1151 UR - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.180079 DO - 10.5888/pcd15.180079 ER - 国产精品久久久久久一级毛片