Household Food Security in the United States in 2017 book cover
Economics · 2018 · English

Household Food Security in the United States in 2017

by Alisha Coleman-Jensen, Matthew P. Rabbitt, Christian A. Gregory

About this book

This report presents national estimates of U.S. households’ access to enough food during 2017. It distinguishes food security, low food security and very low food security using the annual Current Population Survey supplement.

Tables compare households by income, composition and other characteristics, alongside food spending and participation in nutrition assistance programs. The authors describe how the survey measures are constructed and how changes are assessed statistically. Published in September 2018, the complete original annual analysis retains its findings, tables and methodological notes.