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.
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
FSRNOUTM indicates whether, in the last 30 days, if the household ever ran out of the foods needed to make a meal and could not buy more.
This variable is part of the Food Security Supplement.
Universe
- Households that indicated they had run short of foods needed for a meal in the past year
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
