National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS)

USDA's National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) is the first nationally representative survey of U.S. households to collect unique and comprehensive data about household food purchases and acquisitions. Detailed information was collected about foods purchased or otherwise acquired for consumption at home and away from home, including foods acquired through food and nutrition assistance programs. The survey includes nationally representative data from 4,826 households, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households, low-income households not participating in SNAP, and higher income households. See the Background webpage for a more detailed description of the survey.

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Last Updated April 28, 2021
File Format ['sas', 'stata', 'csv']
Status Active
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Collection Method

The survey collects information about Quantities and expenditures for all at-home and away-from-home foods and beverages purchased and acquired from all sources by all household members over a seven-day period; Eating occasions by all household members; Household characteristics, including income, program participation, non-food expenditures, food security, health status, and diet and nutrition knowledge; and Household access to food, including location of purchase and distance to food stores and restaurants. Nutrient information about purchased food as well as local retail environmental information were merged into the data set based on scanned barcodes, product descriptions, and household locations.
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