Men Fei, Tarasuk Valerie
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Consumer Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Can Public Policy. 2021 Mar 2;47(2):202-230. doi: 10.3138/cpp.2021-001.
To mitigate the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the federal government has implemented several financial assistance programs, including unprecedented funding to food charities. Using the Canadian Perspectives Survey Series 2, we examine the demographic, employment, and behavioural characteristics associated with food insecurity in April-May 2020. We find that one-quarter of job-insecure individuals experienced food insecurity that was strongly associated with pandemic-related disruptions to employment income, major financial hardship, and use of food charity, yet the vast majority of food-insecure households did not report receiving any charitable food assistance. Increased financial support for low-income households would reduce food insecurity and mitigate negative repercussions of the pandemic.
为减轻2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行的影响，联邦政府实施了多项财政援助计划，包括向食品慈善机构提供前所未有的资金。我们利用《加拿大视角调查系列2》，研究了2020年4月至5月期间与粮食不安全相关的人口、就业和行为特征。我们发现，四分之一面临工作不稳定的人经历了粮食不安全，这与大流行导致的就业收入中断、重大经济困难以及使用食品慈善机构密切相关，但绝大多数粮食不安全家庭并未报告获得任何慈善食品援助。增加对低收入家庭的财政支持将减少粮食不安全，并减轻大流行的负面影响。
