Understanding Food Insecurity in the PSID

This project will use unique data from the University of Michigan’s Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) combined with other currently available data to conduct high priority research on household food security over time. The USDA has been a long-time funder of food security questions on the PSID, and recently renewed funding for the 18-item food security scale. The research will focus on economic analyses of longitudinal household food insecurity and its links to food assistance program participation, work, income, consumption, health, and wealth.