The March 2026 monthly data and the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau are now available via IPUMS CPS. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.
FSMLSWHLSAVL
Could receive free meal at church, shelter, home-delivered or other
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes and Frequencies
Description
FSMLSWHLSAVL indicates whether there is a church, shelter, home-delivery meal service like Meals on Wheels, or other place in your community where anyone in the household could get free meals if needed.
This variable is part of the Food Security Supplement.
Universe
- Dec 2022 and Dec 2023: Households that are interviewed for the food security assessment (crvar>FSSUPINT
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 – 2023 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X |
