CPS Food Security Supplement Data

Data are provided on labor force activity for the week prior to the survey. Comprehensive data are
available on the employment status, occupation, and industry of persons 15 years old and over. Also
shown are personal characteristics such as age, sex, race, marital status, veteran status, household
relationship, educational background, and Hispanic origin.
<br><br>The CPS Food Security Supplement was conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Economic
Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Supplement questions were
asked of all interviewed households, as appropriate. The supplement was intended to research the full
range of severity of food insecurity as experienced in U.S. households. Responses to individual items
should not be used as meaningful measures of food insufficiency, food insecurity, or hunger.<br><br>(From Current Population Survey, December 2023: Food Security Supplement Technical Documentation)