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Food Insecurity Harms Students’ Education Table 8: Educational Impact of Food and Housing Insecurity on Food Insecure Students, Last 12 Months Have hunger or housing problems had an impact on your education? Yes 32% Have hunger or housing problems caused you to do any of the following?* Done any of the following 86% Miss a class 53% Miss a study session 54% Miss a club meeting 37% Opt not to join an extracurricular activity 55% Not buy a required textbook 55% Drop a class 25% Not perform as well in your academics as you otherwise could have 81% *Asked only of students who responded “yes” to the previous question about educational impact. 22
Food Insecurity Persists Despite Students’ Efforts Food insecurity is a problem even for students who participate in a campus meal plan, are employed, or seek other financial or material help. Students with Campus Meal Plans Are Not Immune to Food Insecurity Ideally, participating in a meal plan with a campus dining hall would eliminate the threat of food insecurity. Responses from students at four-year universities (community colleges generally do not have dining programs) show that this is not necessarily the case. Forty-three percent of students who were enrolled in a campus meal plan were still food insecure. Forty-three percent of students who were enrolled in a campus meal plan were still food insecure. To understand this finding, consider the way that campus meal plans are structured. At most universities, students have several options for the number of meals to buy as part of their meal plan. For example, many students choose to buy a plan with 7 or 14 meals per week and then find their remaining meals someplace else, either because they want to have more variety in their eating options, they don’t want to pay for a larger meal plan, or they can’t afford a larger meal plan. 22 Fifty-six percent of meal plan enrollees reported eating nine meals or fewer per week in the dining hall. Not surprisingly, meal plan enrollees 22 Sara Goldrick-Rab et al, The Century Foundation, “The Real Price of College,” March 3, 2016, https://tcf.org/content/report/the-real-price-of-college. 23
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