Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-157) 39 pp

July 2016

Comparing National Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) Data With Other National Food Surveys’ Data

Data from USDA's National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS), the first nationally representative household survey to collect data on foods purchased or acquired during a survey week, are compared with data from other national-level, food-related surveys.

Keywords: National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey, food expenditures, SNAP participation

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