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Individual and Household Data

National Data Sets Useful in Food and Nutrition Assistance Research

USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) encourages research that makes appropriate use of existing, nationally representative data. Major sources of food-related data are summarized in a table by type of data (see Summary of Major Sources for Food-Related Data):

  • Store sales
  • Consumer purchases
  • Consumption
  • Availability
  • Other food-related

Examples of relevant surveys include:

  • American Time Use Survey (ATUS)
  • Catalogue of Surveillance Systems
  • Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE)
  • Current Population Survey (CPS)
  • Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
  • Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K)
  • Food and Nutrition Service Program Operations Data
  • Food Security Data Information
  • Food Stamp EBT Redemption Patterns National Database
  • Food Stamp Program Access Study Surveys (FSPAS)
  • National Food Stamp Program Survey (NFSPS)
  • National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
  • National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)
  • Nielsen Homescan Survey
  • Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
  • School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS)
  • SNAP Data System
  • SNAP Policy Database
  • SNAP Quality Control Data File (SNAPQC)
  • SNAP Retailer Locator
  • Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
  • Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD)

For additional dataset details, visit the USDA ERS website.

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