14% of U.S. households struggle to put food on the table…(Bet It’s Higher Than That!)

Thursday, September 10, 2015
By Paul Martin

By Jordan Malter
Money.CNN.com
September 9, 2015

Last year, 17.4 million households struggled to put food on the table.

That means 14% of households either experienced a reduced quality of diet or disrupted eating patterns at some time during the year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its annual food security report.

That percentage is ‘essentially unchanged’ from 2013, the USDA said. This is despite the fact that the economy improved overall during that time period, with the unemployment rate falling from 8% in January 2013 to 5.6% by the end of 2014 (when the USDA conducted its survey).

“Today’s report is a positive signal that reflects a recovering and growing economy,” secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack said in a statement. “Food security … is the strongest it’s been since before the Recession,”

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