| 2018 LOS ANGELES COUNTY HEALTH SURVEY | |
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Food Insecurity in Los Angeles
County Summary: Food insecurity remains a growing problem across Los Angeles County. In households with incomes less than 300% FPL, food insecurity steadily increased from 25.5% in 2005 to 30.6% in 2011, leveling off from 2011 to 2015 (29.2%), and decreasing to 26.8% in 2018. In 2018, 26.8% or 516,000 Los Angeles County households with incomes less than 300% FPL experienced food insecurity, which includes households reporting low food security and very low food security. Of these, 203,000 households experienced very low food security. Among those living in food insecure households, 40.1% were ages 30-49 compared to food secure households in which 34.7% were ages 30-49. Among those living in food insecure households, 67.3% self-identified as Latino, 13.9% as White, 11.9% as African American, and 6.2% as Asian. Nearly three quarters of a million, or 746,000, Latino adults with household incomes less than 300% FPL in Los Angeles County were living in food insecure households. Among those living in food insecure households, 40.5% had less than a high school education compared to food secure households in which 29.6% had less than a high school education. Among adults living in food insecure households, nearly half (45.4%) were employed. Period of data: 2005-2018 Publication date: 11/2021 |
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Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Children
and Adolescents in Los Angeles County Summary: In Los Angeles County, approximately 840,000, or 1 in 3 children, consumed SSBs on an average day (2018). Male children were more likely to consume SSBs than female children, 40.8% versus 33.5%. Among children less than 17 years old, SSB consumption on an average day was highest among adolescents age 12-17 at 45%. Daily consumption among children 6–11 years and 0-5 years was 39.3% and 26.5%, respectively. Among households living below 100% of the federal poverty level (FPL), 47% of children consumed one or more SSB per day, compared to 22% of children living in households at or above 300% FPL. SSB consumption was higher among Black and Latino children, 47.6% and 43.1% respectively, compared to Asian and White children (25.4% and 21.0% respectively). Period of data: 2007-2018 Publication date: 11/2022 |
