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Saturday, March 22nd, 2014

Mississippians’ Struggles to Afford Food Continued in 2013

Author:     REBECCA RIFFKIN
Source:     The Gallup Organization
Publication Date:     21-Mar-14
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Stephan:   Mississippi is a state quickly reverting to second world status. If it weren't a state and was, instead, a separate country it would be on the order of Guatemala, or any one of several African states. It is interesting to note that the Congress persons from these failed states recently voted to cut food stamps (SNAP) and would have cut their budget even more had it not been for Blue value state legislators. To make matters even worse the Blue value states through tax dollars underwrite the dysfunctionality of Red value states like Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. Click through to see the several graphs and charts

WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the sixth consecutive year, Mississippians were the most likely in the U.S. to report struggling to afford food. In 2013, 25.1% report there was at least one time in the last 12 months when they did not have enough money to buy the food they or their families needed. Residents in West Virginia, Louisiana, and Alabama were also among the most likely to struggle to afford food. Residents of Alaska, New Hampshire, and Minnesota were among the least likely to have this problem.

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These findings are from surveys conducted with more than 178,000 U.S. adults in 2013 as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. Gallup asks 500 Americans each day if there have been times in the past 12 months when they did not have enough money to buy food that they or their families needed.
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In 16 states, at least one in five residents said they struggled to afford the food that they or their families needed at least once in the past 12 months. In seven states, less than 15% of residents reported the same struggles in 2013.

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