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U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module
The HFSM is the official U.S. government measure of household food security, used in the Current Population Survey and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey since 1995. The 18-item full form and 6-item short form assess the frequency and severity of food insecurity within a household based on direct reports of food access constraints, dietary adjustments, and hunger. The HFSM is the standard for U.S. food security surveillance and policy evaluation.
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- Bickel, G., Nord, M., Price, C., Hamilton, W., & Cook, J. (1999). Guide to measuring household food security, revised 1999. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. link ↗
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (2012). U.S. household food security survey module: Six-item short form and full 18-item form. Retrieved from https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/DataFiles/ link ↗