Fitzpatrick, Katie (2015) Lack of a car is more important to elderly residents of food deserts than lack of a nearby supermarket. USApp - American Politics and Policy Blog (30 Sep 2015). Website.
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Abstract
New policies at the local, state, and federal level seek to address the problem of food deserts because living far from a supermarket is thought to be related to food hardship and unhealthy eating patterns. In new research, Katie Fitzpatrick and co-authors find little evidence that living in a food desert affects food-related distress among the elderly. Rather, transportation difficulties are more important than limited access to a grocery store. Elderly individuals residing in a food desert without a vehicle are 12 percentage points more likely to report experiencing food insufficiency than food desert residents with a vehicle. Additionally, SNAP recipients living in food deserts are 11 percentage points more likely to receive Meals on Wheels.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 The Author(s) CC BY-NC 3.0 |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) |
| Date Deposited: | 08 May 2017 07:19 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Sep 2025 09:17 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/75746 |
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