4.2.2. Off-Campus Food-Insecure College Students’ Food Access
Off-campus students represented most of the college students within the study. Off-campus college students represented three times as many of the food-insecure students within the study compared to on-campus students (75% vs. 25%). Off-campus students could possibly experience food insecurity due to a number of factors. First, these students are less likely to have campus meal plans (33.8% vs. 66.2%), which possibly forces them to spend money that might not otherwise be allocated specifically for food, but rather money for books and other college-related expenses [