This statistic illustrates the results of an interview conducted by the Gallup Organization from January 1 to June 27, 2013. More than 36,000 U.S. adults were polled if they have struggled to afford food in the past 12 months. Some 25 percent of respondents living in a single-adult household with no children indicated to have had difficulties affording food in the past year.
Percentage of U.S. adults who struggled to afford food in 2013, by marital status
U.S. adults living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
* Share of respondents who reported 'Yes, I have struggled at times to afford food in the past 12 months' and with no children in the household. ** Single-adult households include those never married, separated, divorced, or widowed. *** Two-adult households include those married or in a domestic partnership.
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