Food Insecurity Experience Scale
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experience-based food security scale
food insecurity measurement scale
statistical indicator methodology
survey instrument
The Food Insecurity Experience Scale is a globally used survey-based tool that measures people’s direct experiences of food access constraints to assess the severity and prevalence of food insecurity.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
experience-based food security scale
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food insecurity measurement scale → statistical indicator methodology → survey instrument → |
| abbreviation |
FIES
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| approach |
experience-based measurement
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| basedOn |
self-reported experiences
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survey questions → |
| classifies |
moderate food insecurity
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severe food insecurity → |
| dataType |
microdata
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survey data → |
| designedFor |
cross-country comparability
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cultural adaptability → |
| developedBy |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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| focusesOn |
access dimension of food security
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economic constraints to food access → physical constraints to food access → |
| measures |
constraints on access to food
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food insecurity → prevalence of food insecurity → severity of food insecurity → |
| publisher |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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| questionFormat |
experience recall questions
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yes-or-no questions → |
| relatedTo |
Household Food Insecurity Access Scale
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SDG indicator 2.1.2 → Sustainable Development Goal 2 → |
| requires |
item response theory modeling
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statistical calibration → |
| scope |
global
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household → individual → national → |
| timeReference |
last 12 months
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| usedBy |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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international organizations → national statistical offices → non-governmental organizations → researchers → |
| usedFor |
SDG monitoring
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global food security assessment → household food security assessment → individual food security assessment → international comparisons of food insecurity → monitoring food security → national food security assessment → policy analysis on food security → tracking progress toward Sustainable Development Goals → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
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usesIndicator |