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FSSNTCHLD
Sent child to another home because running out of food in the past year
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Description

FSSNTCHLD indicates whether the household has ever sent a child/children to another home because food was running out at any time in the past year.

This question is asked only of households with incomes below 185% percent of poverty or that indicated food access problems. The criteria used to identify food insufficiency varied across survey years, and in 1997, by month-in-sample.

This variable is part of the Food Security Supplement.

Comparability

This variable is comparable over available years, 1995-1997. The screening procedures used to determine which households are included the question universe varied each year. Researchers need account for this when including multiple survey years.

Universe

  • Apr 1995: Households that met the 1995 income or food insufficiency criteria.
  • Sep 1996: Households that met the 1996 income or food insufficiency criteria.
  • Apr 1997: Households that met the 1997 income or food insufficiency criteria.

Availability

Years Jan Feb ASEC Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1995 - - - X - - - - - - - -
1996 - - - - - - - - X - - -
1997 - - - X - - - - - - - -

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