Food Insecurity among Europeans Aged 50

摘要: Using data from the fifth wave of Survey Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, this study investigates association between food insecurity (FI) several demographic socioeconomic characteristics a sample individuals aged 50 over 15 European countries. On average, approximately 12% that eat meat/fish/poultry or fruit/vegetables less than 3 times per week cannot afford to these items more often. Our Heckman probit analysis reveals being employed, having higher levels education household income are associated with lower probability unable on regular basis. Pronounced country-specific heterogeneity is also observed unaffordability: relative Germany, Eastern Southern countries, particularly Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Italy, Spain, vulnerable unaffordability. Nonlinear decompositional results show employed two main contributors unaffordability gap high FI low prevalence among