NUTR 430 - Food Insecurity Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
Define food security - Answers Access at all times to sufficient food for an active and healthy life
Also includes quality- to obtain in a normal way, no stealing, no garbage rummaging
Describe factors that determine whether someone is food secure. - Answers the quality of food people
have access to, is there easy access, is the food safe or do they have a safe way of storing it,
psychological aspect of liking the food you can get and are they based on your culture (culture norm for
you)
Define food insecurity and - Answers Limited or uncertain ability to acquire or consume an adequate
quantity of food in socially acceptable ways
Describe factors that determine whether someone is food insecure. - Answers
Describe differences in prevalence of food security rates based on characteristics presented in class. -
Answers In 2014, 86% food secure, 14% food insecure, 8% low food insecurity, 5.6% very low food
insecurity
One parent female highest % households, black and non Hispanic
17.2% texas food insecure , 6.2 very low
Define "working poor". - Answers At least 27 weeks of the year in labor force, income falls below
poverty threshold
More likely to work part time
More likely to participate in seasonal work- farm worker
Make minimum wage or a little more and typical jobs provide no benefits
Define the Consumer Price Index and its use in establishing the poverty line (threshold) - Answers
Poverty line based on CPI- determines eligibility for most-income based assistance programs in US
Also inflation-adjusted measure of the average price of a market basket of goods and services
CPI- money income before taxes and household size- counts earnings unemployment compensation SS,
public assistance, does not count food assistance, housing subsidies
Differentiate between food deserts - Answers Low-income census tract where a substantial number or
share of residents has low access to a supermarket or large grocery store
food swamps - Answers Location where healthy foods are less available than unhealthy foods (usually
defined as being high in calories, added sugars, added fats, and sodium)
Define food security - Answers Access at all times to sufficient food for an active and healthy life
Also includes quality- to obtain in a normal way, no stealing, no garbage rummaging
Describe factors that determine whether someone is food secure. - Answers the quality of food people
have access to, is there easy access, is the food safe or do they have a safe way of storing it,
psychological aspect of liking the food you can get and are they based on your culture (culture norm for
you)
Define food insecurity and - Answers Limited or uncertain ability to acquire or consume an adequate
quantity of food in socially acceptable ways
Describe factors that determine whether someone is food insecure. - Answers
Describe differences in prevalence of food security rates based on characteristics presented in class. -
Answers In 2014, 86% food secure, 14% food insecure, 8% low food insecurity, 5.6% very low food
insecurity
One parent female highest % households, black and non Hispanic
17.2% texas food insecure , 6.2 very low
Define "working poor". - Answers At least 27 weeks of the year in labor force, income falls below
poverty threshold
More likely to work part time
More likely to participate in seasonal work- farm worker
Make minimum wage or a little more and typical jobs provide no benefits
Define the Consumer Price Index and its use in establishing the poverty line (threshold) - Answers
Poverty line based on CPI- determines eligibility for most-income based assistance programs in US
Also inflation-adjusted measure of the average price of a market basket of goods and services
CPI- money income before taxes and household size- counts earnings unemployment compensation SS,
public assistance, does not count food assistance, housing subsidies
Differentiate between food deserts - Answers Low-income census tract where a substantial number or
share of residents has low access to a supermarket or large grocery store
food swamps - Answers Location where healthy foods are less available than unhealthy foods (usually
defined as being high in calories, added sugars, added fats, and sodium)
