Food Security in the United States: Recommended Data

Overview Key Statistics and Graphics Frequency of Food Insecurity Measuring Household Food Security History of the Food Security Measurement Project Definitions of Hunger and Food Security Household Survey Tools Community Food Security Recommended Readings Recommended Data Related Links

Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement—Available from the Census Bureau on CD-ROM and on-line via the DataFerrett system. The CPS Food Security Supplement is a nationally representative survey of about 50,000 U.S. households conducted by the Census Bureau for ERS annually since 1995. The data include information on household food security, food expenditures, use of public and private food assistance programs, and other information on how households cope with limited food budgets.

For data access, documentation, and user notes for household food security data, including CPS Food Security Supplements, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K), Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), and Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD), see the food security data page.

FANRP Project Database—Provides details on extramural Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program research projects, both past and ongoing, including the project's objective, funding level, researchers, and expected completion date. See projects under food security.