This has been a very interesting topic that I think has been milked to its limit. Some USDA surveys show about 2 to 4 percent of the households in the United States do not get enough to eat. Other studies show 11 to 13 percent for the same period of time. Also the hunger we are so aware of the United States is not easily measurable. The President's Task forces on Food Assistance and Congress have clarified the concept.
Hunger represents a level of food insecurity.
Current Population Survey. The March 1995 and 1996 and September 1996 surveys include the first collections of household hunger and food insecurity data for the United States. Alphabetical Arrangement of Old SIC Codes.