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.