Associations Between Income and Coping Strategies among Households at Risk of Food Insecurity in a High Cost-of-Living Region

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Surveys 1,021 food insecure adults in a rural, high cost of living region of Colorado to explore the associations between receiving charitable food and making economic tradeoffs for basic needs including medicine, housing, utilities, childcare, education, and transportation. Highlights trends within different ranges of the 2022 federal poverty level.

Ana Altares, Laura L. Bellows, Rebecca Cleary, Carrie Chennault, Megan P. Mueller

Health Affairs Scholar, 4(4)

04/2026

Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Poverty · Self-sufficiency · Statistics and data · Colorado