Food insecurity and household eating patterns among vulnerable American-Indian families: associations with caregiver and food consumption characteristics.

Objective: To identify factors associated with food insecurity and household eating patterns among American-Indian families with young children.

Design: Cross-sectional survey among households with young children that were receiving emergency food services. We collected information on food insecurity levels, household eating patterns, experiences with commercial and community food sources and demographics, and used multivariate regression techniques to examine associations among these variables.