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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813210303321

Titolo

Food insecurity and hunger in the United States : an assessment of the measure / / Panel to Review U.S. Department of Agriculture's Measurement of Food Insecurity and Hunger ; Gooloo S. Wunderlich and Janet L. Norwood, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, 2006

ISBN

0-309-18036-8

1-280-46553-0

9786610465538

0-309-65805-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WunderlichGooloo S

NorwoodJanet Lippe

Disciplina

363.80973

Soggetti

Food supply - United States

Hunger - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 History of the Development of Food Insecurity and Hunger Measures""; ""3 Concepts and Definitions""; ""4 Survey Measurement of Food Insecurity and Hunger""; ""5 Item Response Theory and Food Insecurity""; ""6 Survey Vehicles to Measure Food Insecurity and Hunger""; ""7 Applicability of Food Insecurity Outcomes for Assessment of Program Performance""; ""8 Closing Remarks""; ""References""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Appendixes""

""Appendix A Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement Questionnaire, December 2003""""Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""; ""Index""