Food Insecurity and Economic Class

Brenah Sarell

Food insecurity has been a big issue in the world for many years, even centuries. Many have to choose if they want to pay a certain bill whether it be car insurance or electricity before they can even buy food. Social class has a lot to do with this issue because the more money people tend to make the more they can afford the necessities. This project dives into the problem of food insecurity through a mass sample of phone surveys within the whole of Greenwood County. The study found that food insecurity was definitely correlated with household income because as income went up food insecurity would go down. However, with stress levels there was not a definite correlation with food insecurity. Essentially, having these results shows that there is a momentary divide in the country when it comes to food access.

• Brenah Sarell is currently a senior at Lander University, and is majoring in criminology with a possible a minor in sociology. She is a part of the Lander Women’s Lacrosse team, and after graduating is looking to pursue a career in the FBI.