Pilot Data Set
We collaborated with partner organizations, representing diverse populations from across the country, to help pilot the measures to the populations they served. These organizations, including food pantries, shelters and resource centers, recruited participants from households experiencing or at risk for food insecurity. To ensure sample diversity mirrored the populations they served, we aimed for approximately 200 respondents per state, considering various factors such as race, ethnicity, age, gender, household composition, rurality and income levels. Respondents received $25 gift cards as a token of appreciation for their time and contributions to this research. To reduce respondent burden, the measures described in the previous Development Overview tab were divided into two separate surveys, with participants randomized to one version. This is why there are two datasets with approximately 450-500 participants each.
Requirements for Data Access
Use score(s) of at least one of the nine new measures in your analysis;
Cite the corresponding development paper(s) (see below) in any publications.
Sample Citations for the Three Development Papers (use any citation style)
Calloway, E. E., Carpenter, L. R., Gargano, T., Sharp, J. L., & Yaroch, A. L. (2022). Development of new measures to assess household nutrition security, and choice in dietary characteristics. Appetite, 179, 106288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106288
Calloway, E. E., Carpenter, L. R., Gargano, T., Sharp, J. L., & Yaroch, A. L. (2022). Development of three new multidimensional measures to assess household food insecurity resilience in the United States. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 1048501. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1048501
Calloway, E. E., Carpenter, L. R., Gargano, T., Sharp, J. L., & Yaroch, A. L. (2023). New measures to assess the "Other" three pillars of food security-availability, utilization, and stability. The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20(1), 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01451-z
For questions or more information on data access requirements, please contact measuresdata@centerfornutrition.org.
Studies in Progress
To help ensure all analyses are unique, here is a list of studies in progress:
Maha Almohamad, MS - UTHealth Houston
Research Questions:
- Does nutrition insecurity moderate the relationship between food insecurity and self-reported cardiovascular disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes?
- Do nutrition assistance programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), moderate the relationship between nutrition insecurity and cardiovascular disease risk factors?
For questions or more information, please contact Maha Almohamad at maha.almohamad@uth.tmc.edu.
G.E. Bastian, PhD, RDN, LN - SDSU School of Health & Consumer Sciences/SDSU Food & Families Programs Extension
Research Questions:
- Which sociodemographic factors are predictive of the four subtypes of food security instability (chronic, seasonal, intramonthly, and intermittent)?
- Do heads of households facing any of these types of food insecurity stability have higher odds of being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, diabetes or kidney disease?
For questions or more information, please contact G.E. Bastian at graham.bastian@sdstate.edu.
Jessica Cheng, PhD, CPH - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Research Questions:
- How does participation in SNAP impact perceptions of availability and choice of healthy food?
- Do these effects differ by education or race and ethnicity?
For questions or more information, please contact Jessica Cheng at jcheng28@mgh.harvard.edu.