Food Insufficiency Following Discontinuation of Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Among Lower-Income US Households.
JAMA Health Forum
; 3(11): e224039, 2022 11 04.
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ABSTRACT
Importance The 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit provided advance monthly payments to many US families with children from July through December 2021 and was associated with a reduction in food insufficiency. Less is known about the effect of the discontinuation of monthly payments. Objective:
To assess whether the discontinuation of monthly Child Tax Credit payments was associated with subsequent changes in food insufficiency among lower-income US households with children. Design, Setting, andParticipants:
This population-based cross-sectional study used data from the Household Pulse Survey, a recurring online survey of US households conducted by the US Census Bureau, from January 2021 to March 2022. This study estimated difference-in-differences regression models for households making less than $50â¯000, less than $35â¯000, and less than $25â¯000 annually, adjusting for demographic characteristics and state of residence. The estimation sample of households making less than $50â¯000/y included 114â¯705 responses, representing a weighted population size of 27â¯342â¯296 households. Exposures Receipt of monthly Child Tax Credit payments, as measured by living in a household with children during the period of monthly payments from July through December 2021. Main Outcomes andMeasures:
Household food insufficiency, as measured by a respondent indicating that there was sometimes or often not enough food to eat in the household in the previous 7 days.Results:
Among 114â¯705 households making less than $50â¯000/y, respondents were predominantly female (57%); White (71%); not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (79%); had high school or equivalent education (38%); and were unmarried (70%). Following the discontinuation of monthly Child Tax Credit payments, food insufficiency in US households with children increased by 3.5 percentage points (95% CI, 1.4-5.7 percentage points) among households making less than $50â¯000/y, 4.9 percentage points (95% CI, 2.6-7.3 percentage points) among households making less than $35â¯000/y, and 6.2 percentage points (95% CI, 3.3-9.3 percentage points) among households making less than $25â¯000/y. These estimates represent a relative increase in food insufficiency of approximately 16.7% among households making less than $50â¯000/y, 20.8% among households making less than $35â¯000/y, and 23.2% among households making less than $25â¯000/y. Conclusions and Relevance In this population-based cross-sectional study, discontinuation of monthly Child Tax Credit payments in December 2021 was associated with a statistically significant increase in household food insufficiency among lower-income households, with the greatest increase occurring in the lowest-income households.
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Pobreza
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Impostos
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
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JAMA Health Forum
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article