Inequality of wealth and/or income is how you get high averages but still see people living in poverty.
Something like 10% of Americans experience food insecurity throughout the year and I’d place that as a pretty basic necessity of life
Something like 10% of Americans experience food insecurity throughout the year and I’d place that as a pretty basic necessity of life
>Food Insecurity
>Low food security (old label=Food insecurity without hunger): reports of reduced quality, variety, or desirability of diet. Little or no indication of reduced food intake.
People in other countries would scratch their heads at the very concept of "food insecurity without hunger".
[1] https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/fo...
Very low food security—In these food-insecure households, normal eating patterns of one or more household members were disrupted and food intake was reduced at times during the year because they had insufficient money or other resources for food.
3.9 percent (5.1 million) of U.S. households had very low food security at some time during 2020.
Because it is the part that is the most misleading about this statistic.