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Improving Data to Analyze Food and Nutrition Policies
TABLE 1-1 Overview of Major Federal and Private-Sector Surveys on Food Consumption, Food Purchases by Consumers, and Food Sales in Stores
Type of Survey
Food Consumption (Intake) Surveys
Survey
National Eating Trends (NET)
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Sponsor
NPD Group
DHHS/USDA
Description
Food intake by individuals from 2-week diary; socioeconomic characteristics of all household members; where food purchased and eaten
Food intake by sampled persons from 24-hour recall for 2 nonconsecutive days beginning 2002 (first in-person, second by phone); household characteristics; food assistance program participation; socioeconomic characteristics, where food eaten, and detailed health measures from medical tests and examinations for sampled persons
Sample
Nationally representative; 2,000 households sent diaries each year
Nationally representative; some groups oversampled; 5,000 people examined each year
Frequency and Timeliness
Ongoing panel; 3-month lag between collection and release
Continuing since 1999; released approximately every 2 years with 2-year lag from collection; 2001-02 available (does not include day 2 of dietary intake)
