Food Insecurity Among Community College Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

IF 1.7 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Krista M. Soria, Stacey E. Vakanski, Trevor White, Ryan Arp
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Objective: The purpose of this paper was to examine variables associated with food insecurity among community college caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We used data from a multi-institutional survey of 15,051 caregivers enrolled at 130 community colleges in 42 states in fall 2020. We used a logistic regression to examine whether demographic, academic, caregiving-related, financial, or COVID-19-related variables were associated with caregivers’ food insecurity. Results: Over half (52%) of community college caregivers experienced food insecurity. Transgender caregivers, first-generation caregivers, and caregivers who were divorced or single, had multiple disabilities, were previously in foster care, and had a family that experienced trouble making ends meet growing up had significantly ( p < .05) higher probabilities of experiencing food insecurity. Community college caregivers who used childcare and those with at least one child up to 12 years old also had increased probabilities of experiencing food insecurity. Moreover, caregivers who felt childcare was not affordable and believed that they did not earn enough money to make employment worthwhile after paying for childcare expenses had higher probabilities of experiencing food insecurity, as did those who experienced housing insecurity and used Pell grants, student loans, and support from friends or family to pay for college. Losing a job, experiencing cuts to work hours or wages, employment as a frontline worker, and contracting COVID were associated with higher probabilities of food insecurity. Contributions: Community college caregivers experienced high rates of food insecurity during the pandemic and some caregivers were at greater risk of exacerbated probabilities of food insecurity. We advocate for targeted interventions, wraparound services, and increased advocacy for legislation to support student caregivers.
COVID-19 大流行期间社区学院护理人员的食品不安全问题
目的:本文旨在研究 COVID-19 大流行期间社区大学护理人员中与食物不安全相关的变量。研究方法我们使用了一项多机构调查的数据,调查对象是 2020 年秋季在 42 个州的 130 所社区学院注册的 15,051 名护理人员。我们使用逻辑回归法研究了人口统计学、学术、护理相关、财务或 COVID-19 相关变量是否与护理人员的食物不安全相关。结果显示超过一半(52%)的社区大学照顾者经历过粮食不安全问题。变性照顾者、第一代照顾者、离异或单身照顾者、有多种残疾的照顾者、曾接受过寄养照顾的照顾者以及在成长过程中家庭入不敷出的照顾者出现食物无保障的概率明显更高(p < .05)。使用托儿服务的社区大学照顾者和至少有一个 12 岁以下孩子的照顾者也有更高的食物无保障几率。此外,那些认为托儿费负担不起、认为自己在支付托儿费后赚不到足够的钱而不值得就业的照顾者,以及那些住房无保障、使用佩尔助学金、学生贷款和朋友或家人资助来支付大学学费的照顾者,都有更高的经历食物无保障的可能性。失去工作、工作时间或工资被削减、受雇于一线工人以及与 COVID 签约的人出现粮食不安全的概率较高。贡献:社区大学的护理人员在大流行期间经历了较高的食物无保障率,一些护理人员面临着食物无保障概率加剧的更大风险。我们主张采取有针对性的干预措施,提供配套服务,并加强立法宣传,为学生护理人员提供支持。
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Community College Review
Community College Review EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
CiteScore
2.40
自引率
7.70%
发文量
22
期刊介绍: The Community College Review (CCR) has led the nation for over 35 years in the publication of scholarly, peer-reviewed research and commentary on community colleges. CCR welcomes manuscripts dealing with all aspects of community college administration, education, and policy, both within the American higher education system as well as within the higher education systems of other countries that have similar tertiary institutions. All submitted manuscripts undergo a blind review. When manuscripts are not accepted for publication, we offer suggestions for how they might be revised. The ultimate intent is to further discourse about community colleges, their students, and the educators and administrators who work within these institutions.
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