BBC
November 16, 2010
- A d v e r t i s e m e n t
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Almost 15% of US households experienced a food shortage at some point in 2009, a government report has found.
US authorities say that figure is the highest they have seen since they began collecting data in the 1990s, and a slight increase over 2008 levels.
Single mothers are among the hardest hit: About 3.5 million said they were at times unable to put sufficient food on the table.
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Hispanics and African Americans also suffer disproportionately.
