Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System
Dataset Summary
| Agency: | Department of Agriculture |
| Sub-Agency: | Economic Research Service |
| Category: | Health and Nutrition |
| Date Released: | September, 2001 |
| Date Updated: | 2/27/2009 |
| Time Period: | 1909 through 2007 |
| Frequency: | annual |
| Description: | Estimates of per capita availability of several hundred foods available for human consumption in the United States |
Dataset Information
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Data.gov Data Category Type
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Tool Catalog
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| Specialized Data Category Designation | Research |
| Keywords | food consumption, per capita, food availability, nutrient availability, loss-adjusted food availability, food supply data, disappearance data, Food Guide Pyramid servings data, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, dietary recommendations, agriculture, ERS, USDA |
| Unique ID | 31 |
Contributing Agency Information
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Citation
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| Agency Program Page | Diet Quality Briefing Room |
| Agency Data Series Page | Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System |
Dataset Coverage
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Unit of Analysis
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pounds per person
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| Granularity | National |
| Geographic Coverage | United States |
Data Description
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Collection Mode
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other
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| Data Collection Instrument | http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FoodConsumption/FoodAvailDoc.htm |
| Data Dictionary/Variable List | http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FoodConsumption/FoodAvailDoc.htm |
Additional Dataset Documentation
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Technical Documentation
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| Additional Metadata |
OMB Control No. 3090-0284
