Government Shutdown 2025 Monthly Data Status: September data are now available via IPUMS. October data were not collected. November data collection was extended and release of these data by the Census Bureau will be delayed.
FSSPDOTHLW
Amount spent on food outside supermarket or grocery store in last week
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes and Frequencies
Description
FSSPDOTHLW indicates the amount of money spent by the household at places other than super-markets and grocery stores (such as meat markets, produce stands, etc.) in the last week (i.e., locations listed under FSSHOPOTHLW). Amounts are rounded to the nearest 10 dollars with the exception of values between 1 and 7 dollars which are recoded as the midpoint of 4 dollars.
This variable is part of the Food Security Supplement.
Universe
- Dec 2015, Dec 2016, Dec 2017, Dec 2018, Dec 2019, Dec 2020, Dec 2021, Dec 2022, and Dec 2023: Households interviewed for the Food Security supplement (crvar>FSSUPINT
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 – 2023 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X |
