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Most college-goers say they were never food insecure

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Nearly half of U.S. adults (45%) say they attended college and were never food insecure, and another 9% are in college now and not food insecure, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey.

A combined 17% of all adults say they experienced food insecurity in college, including 14% who were food insecure while a college student and 3% who are in college and food insecure now. The remaining 30% never attended college.

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Most college-goers say they were never food insecure.

If you were or are a college student, do you feel you were ever food insecure (lacking access to sufficient food, or food of good quality)?

  • No, attended college but was never food insecure 45.0%
  • No, never attended college 29.5%
  • Yes, was food insecure while a college student 13.7%
  • No, currently in college and not food insecure 9.0%
  • Yes, currently in college and food insecure 2.9%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.2%

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.2%
Module
Module 3

Source

Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025

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Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
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Margin of error
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