Food insecurity is associated with social capital, perceived personal disparity, and partnership status among older and senior adults in a largely rural area of central Texas

Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-186

  Dean, Wesley R ^a   Sharkey, Joseph R ^a   Johnson, Cassandra M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective social functioning; Community social capital; Familial social capital; Food insecurity; Marital or partnership status; Older adults; Perceived inequality; Rural

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; HUNGER; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 79959869661     PISSN: 21551197     EISSN: 21551200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21551197.2011.567955     Document Type: Article

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