ABSTRACT
In 2006, USDA introduced new language to describe ranges of severity of food insecurity. USDA made these changes in response to recommendations by an expert panel convened at USDA’s request by the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) of the National Academies. Even though new labels were introduced, the methods used to assess households’ food security remained unchanged, so statistics for 2005 and later years are directly comparable with those for earlier years for the corresponding categories.
