Food insecurity in the PSID: A comparison with the levels, trends, and determinants in the CPS, 1999–2017

Q3 Social Sciences

Journal of Economic and Social Measurement Pub Date : 2021-02-05 DOI:10.3233/JEM-210474

L. Tiehen, Cody N. Vaughn, James P. Ziliak

引用次数: 6

Abstract

Food insecurity, defined as a condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food, is a widely used measure of well-being in the U.S. The survey module in the Current Population Survey (CPS) that is used to generate the official U.S. food insecurity measure is also included on multiple waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), offering the first opportunity to answer key research questions on the persistence of food insecurity within and across generations. We assess the validity of the food insecurity measure in the PSID by comparing it to the CPS. We find that, although estimated food insecurity rates in the PSID are lower than those in the CPS, the trends over time in the two datasets are similar, and the rates converge from the 1999–2003 period to the 2015–17 period. Our findings lend credence to the use of the PSID for food insecurity research.

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PSID的粮食不安全:1999-2017年与CPS的水平、趋势和决定因素的比较

食品不安全，被定义为有限或不确定获得足够食物的条件，是美国广泛使用的福祉衡量标准。用于生成美国官方食品不安全措施的当前人口调查(CPS)中的调查模块也包括在收入动态小组研究(PSID)的多个浪潮中，提供了第一个机会来回答关于代际和代际食品不安全持续性的关键研究问题。我们通过将其与CPS进行比较来评估PSID中粮食不安全措施的有效性。我们发现，尽管PSID的估计粮食不安全率低于CPS，但两个数据集的趋势相似，并且从1999-2003年期间到2015-17年期间，粮食不安全率趋于一致。我们的发现为在粮食不安全研究中使用PSID提供了依据。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Economic and Social Measurement (JESM) is a quarterly journal that is concerned with the investigation of all aspects of production, distribution and use of economic and other societal statistical data, and with the use of computers in that context. JESM publishes articles that consider the statistical methodology of economic and social science measurements. It is concerned with the methods and problems of data distribution, including the design and implementation of data base systems and, more generally, computer software and hardware for distributing and accessing statistical data files. Its focus on computer software also includes the valuation of algorithms and their implementation, assessing the degree to which particular algorithms may yield more or less accurate computed results. It addresses the technical and even legal problems of the collection and use of data, legislation and administrative actions affecting government produced or distributed data files, and similar topics. The journal serves as a forum for the exchange of information and views between data producers and users. In addition, it considers the various uses to which statistical data may be put, particularly to the degree that these uses illustrate or affect the properties of the data. The data considered in JESM are usually economic or social, as mentioned, but this is not a requirement; the editorial policies of JESM do not place a priori restrictions upon the data that might be considered within individual articles. Furthermore, there are no limitations concerning the source of the data.