Objective: This study explored the relationship between weekly hours worked and food security among full-time college students in the United States, as well as the extent to which this relationship depends on racial identity and regional location.
Participants/methods: We performed a secondary analysis of data from 1,450 full-time college students in the labor force who completed the 2019 Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey. Moderated multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the data.
Results: We found that among full-time college students in the labor force, working a greater number of hours per week was not related to one's likelihood of being food insecure, with an exception for students who identified as Asian.
Conclusions: These findings highlight the importance of considering the intertwined nature of contributing factors to food security for specific groups of students.
Keywords: Food security; college students; employment; moderated multiple regression; secondary analysis; university.