Asian Households Cite Fear of Going Out as Reason for Food Insufficiency During the Pandemic

Asian population more likely to report fear of going out for food as reason they did not have enough to eat during COVID. Learn more.

America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers Asian Households Cite Fear of Going Out as Reason for Food Insufficiency During the Pandemic Non-Hispanic Asian households were twice as likely as non-Hispanic White populations to report not having enough to eat amid the pandemic because they were "afraid to go or didn't want to go out to buy food," according to an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau's experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). All major race and Hispanic origin groups reported being more likely to experience food insufficiency because of the pandemic in April 2020. Read More The non-Hispanic Asian population has generally followed the same trend as the non-Hispanic White population through March: consistently lower rates of food insufficiency than both the non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic populations. But the causes of food shortages for non-Hispanic Asian and non-Hispanic White households differed. Continue reading to learn more about: Why people did not have enough to eat Vaccination rates About the data Help us spread the word about America Counts. Share this story on social media or forward it to a friend. Share This You May Be Interested How the Pandemic Affected Black and White Households: Loss of income during the pandemic caused more hardship for Black adults than for White adults, even after accounting for differences in income and education. Learn More About America Counts America Counts tells the stories behind the numbers in a new inviting way. It features stories on various topics such as families, housing, employment, business, education, economy, emergency preparedness, health, population, income and poverty. Contact our Public Information Office for media inquiries or interviews. Don't miss an America Counts story! Subscribe here.

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