Our results show that this is decidedly not the case. These measures indicate that in the face of the massive growth in overall assets in the United States, the level of asset poverty has actually been rising. This paper consolidates findings and synthesizes recommendations from three years of food security measurement research completed in Hawaii by the author. A practical outcome of this research has been the development of an effective food security monitoring tool for use in Hawaii. Findings warrant further assessment of the purpose of food security monitoring and how food security monitoring can be implemented most effectively at the state or local level to make progress on the Healthy People 2010 food security objective, and ultimately to end resource-constrained hunger in the United States.
Findings inevitably vary.
Frequently such connections are constructed in a narrative synthesis of multisite results. The discussion is carried out using a simple multilevel evaluation model that incorporates models of both individual outcomes within sites and variation in program effects across sites. The CPS, SIPP, NLS, and PSID surveys provide valuable information on the behavior of the low-income population. They have broad and fairly accurate measures of income for national samples, and their focus on families as the unit of analysis and their ease of access greatly enhance their value. The value of these data sets for evaluating welfare reform is severely limited, however.