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Food Insecurity and Hunger in the United States:

An Assessment of the Measure

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Size: 156 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:2006

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Panel to Review U.S Department of Agriculture's Measurement of Food Insecurity and Hunger, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-12	(skim)
1 Introduction	13-22	(skim)
2 History of the Development of Food Insecurity and Hunger Measures	23-40	(skim)
3 Concepts and Definitions	41-54	(skim)
4 Survey Measurement of Food Insecurity and Hunger	55-70	(skim)
5 Item Response Theory and Food Insecurity	71-98	(skim)
6 Survey Vehicles to Measure Food Insecurity and Hunger	99-107	(skim)
7 Applicability of Food Insecurity Outcomes for Assessment of Program Performance	108-112	(skim)
8 Closing Remarks	113-114	(skim)
References	115-124	(skim)
Acronyms and Abbreviations	125-126	(skim)
Appendix A Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement Questionnaire, December 2003	127-133	(skim)
Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff	134-138	(skim)
Index	139-144	(skim)

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