Diet, Health, & Safety

• Diet Quality & Nutrition
• Education, Information, & Labeling
• Food Assistance
• Food Consumption
• Food Prices & Expenditures
• Food Safety
• Food Security & Hunger

Eating and Health Module (ATUS)

The Eating & Health (EH) Module of the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) collects data to analyze relationships among time use patterns and eating patterns, nutrition, and obesity; food and nutrition assistance programs; and grocery shopping and meal preparation. This data set can be used to measure where, when, and how long Americans eat, and also with whom they are eating. Estimates, analysis, and microdata files are available.
5/21/2008 9:00:00 AM

Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program Database

The Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) supports a broad spectrum of food and nutrition assistance research. ERS has compiled an electronic database of the hundreds of peer-reviewed reports and articles based on FANRP-supported research published at ERS and elsewhere. The database is searchable by title, lead author, topic, year of publication, and data set analyzed as well as by exact word(s) or phrases contained in the publication’s bibliographic citation.
12/4/2007 9:00:00 AM

Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System

Per capita food availability data compiled by USDA's Economic Research Service reflect the amount of food available for human consumption in the United States. This historical series measures the national food supply of several hundred foods, and it is the only source of time series data on food availability in the country.
3/16/2007 10:00:00 AM

Food Security Status File: Survey of Program Dynamics

The Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD) Food Security Status Files contain summary food security status information for households interviewed in the SPD in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. Each file matches to the corresponding year's SPD data file at the household level. The SPD data files contain information on demographic and social characteristics for each member of interviewed households as well as data on all sources of income and assistance received from public assistance programs.
1/23/2006 3:50:00 PM

Food Security Supplement: Current Population Survey

The Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS) is the source of national and State-level statistics on food insecurity and hunger reported by USDA in its series that Measures Food Security in the United States. Once each year, after answering the labor force questions, the same households are asked a series of questions (the Food Security Supplement) about food security, food expenditures, and use of food and nutrition assistance programs. Food security data have been collected by the CPS-FSS annually since 1995.
9/20/2001 12:00:00 PM

Food Security Supplement: Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 Food Security Status File

The ECLS-K Food Security Status Data File contains summary food security status information for households of children in the 1998-1999 Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K).
9/20/2001 1:00:00 PM

Foodborne Illness Cost Calculator

This interactive web-based tool allows users to estimate the cost of illness due to specific foodborne pathogens. The updated ERS cost estimate for Shiga-toxin producing E. coli O157 (STEC O157) was recently added to the Calculator in spring, 2006. Calculator users can now review and change the assumptions behind the ERS cost estimates for either STEC O157 or Salmonella. The assumptions that can be modified include the annual number of cases, the distribution of cases by severity, the use or costs of medical care, the amount or value of time lost from work, the costs of premature death, and the disutility costs for nonfatal cases. Users can also update the cost estimate for inflation for any year from 1997 to 2007.
7/30/2008

HACCP Survey Results

This data feature presents summary results from an ERS-sponsored survey of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) compliance and technology adoption in meat and poultry slaughter and processing.
11/21/2003 12:00:00 PM

Hamburger Doneness and Consumer Preferences

The Hamburger Doneness and Consumer Preferences data set forms part of an in-depth case study of the tradeoffs consumers face when making food safety behavior changes. The 1996 data for 1,800 households are in ASCII format, along with technical documentation on how to use them and the questionnaire.
6/14/2002

How Much Do Americans Pay for Fruits and Vegetables?

In this data product, ERS has calculated total pounds or pints purchased at retail, total dollars spent, average retail price, serving size, servings per pound or pint, and dollars per serving for each form of 57 fruits and vegetables. This collection of spreadsheets contain all the data used in the report and are presented to show exactly how ERS arrived at the costs per serving figures. Each table also includes a short narrative that complements the statistics for each fruit and vegetable, detailing the nutritional benefits of each fruit and vegetable and divulging little known facts (or trivia) as well. This information should provide users with a clearer understanding of the costs of produce, the nutrient density of most fruits and vegetables, and their contributions to a healthy diet.
8/6/2004 3:00:00 PM

International Food Consumption Patterns

This database presents expenditures on eight different food subcategories, and price and income elasticities for nine major consumption categories and eight food subcategories across 114 countries.
10/6/2003 9:00:00 AM

RIDGE Project Summaries Database

The Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics Program (RIDGE) summarizes research findings of projects that were awarded grants in a given year. This new database allows users to obtain a customized list of RIDGE projects and summaries, search by keywords, project, research center, investigator, or year.
11/28/2007 12:00:00 PM

U.S. Carrot Statistics

This data product contains 49 Excel spreadsheets covering the economics of the U.S. fresh and processing carrot industry. Time series data covers State and U.S. area, yield, production, prices, value as well as U.S. trade by country, per capita use, fertilizer and ag chemical use on carrots, and a cost of production budget. Data series for world area, production, and trade are also included.
12/6/2004 12:00:00 PM $35.00

U.S. Lettuce Statistics

Contains data covering the economics of the U.S. lettuce industry. Time-series data covers State and U.S. area, yield, production, prices, value as well as U.S. trade by country, per capita use, varieties, planting and harvesting dates, and fertilizer use on lettuce. Data series for world area, production, producer prices, and trade are also included.
94008 11/15/2007 12:00:00 PM

U.S. Sweet Corn Statistics

This data product contains Excel spreadsheets covering the economics of the U.S. fresh and processing sweet corn industry. Time series data covers State and U.S. area, yield, production, prices, value as well as U.S. trade by country, per capita use, and recent cost of production budgets for selected states. Data series for world area, production, and trade are also included.
7/16/2008 3:00:00 PM