Food Security in the United States:
Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

Overview

The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) 1996 and 2001 Wave 8 Food Security Data Files contain summary food security status information for each household that was interviewed in the SIPP Wave 8 Topical Modules on Adult Well-Being, conducted in 1998 and 2003, respectively. The food security status variables were calculated based on responses to five questions from the U.S. Food Security Survey Module that were included in the SIPP Topical Modules. The food security questions refer to the 4 months prior to the survey. The SIPP Wave 8 Food Security Data Files match to the main SIPP Wave 8 Topical Module Data Files at the household level. The main SIPP Wave 8 data files contain basic demographic, economic, and social characteristics data for each member of interviewed households.

Data Files

• The SIPP 1996 and 2001 Wave 8 Topical Module Data Files are available via FTP from the Census Bureau's SIPP Website or through the DataFerrett system.
• The SIPP 1996 Wave 8 Food Security Data File is available here in fixed ASCII format.
• The SIPP 2001 Wave 8 Food Security Data File is available here in fixed ASCII format.

Instructions

• SIPP 1996 Wave 8 Food Security Data Technical Documentation and User Notes.
• SIPP 2001 Wave 8 Food Security Data Technical Documentation and User Notes.
• SAS code to read in the raw SIPP 1996 Wave 8 Food Security Data.
• SAS code to read in the raw SIPP 2001 Wave 8 Food Security Data.
• For further information about the Survey of Income and Program Participation, visit the U.S. Census Bureau SIPP page.