VERTICAL CHART: Food Security Among Women 18 Years and Older, by Race/Ethnicity,* 1999-2002

(Percent of Women)

Fully Food Secure: Total 84.6

Marginally Food Secure: Total 6.4

Food Insecure, No Hunger: Total 5.1

Food Insecure, with Hunger: Total 84.6; 6.4; 5.1; 3.8

Non-Hispanic White 90.0 3.9 3.2 2.9
Non-Hispanic Black 74.9 11.2 8.2 5.7
Hispanic 65.3 15.3 13.0 6.4

*The sample of those of other races was too small to produce reliable estimates.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Analysis conducted by the Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center.