The ready availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods.
What Is Food Security?įood security for a household means access by all members at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. For detailed technical information on measurement methods, questionnaires, and calculating food security scales, see Food Security in the U.S.: Survey Tools. This page provides an overview of how household food security and food insecurity are measured.
How Many Households are Interviewed in the National Food Security Surveys?.
Survey Questions used by USDA to Assess Household Food Security.