Author: Marguerite C. BurkPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331332353
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Excerpt from Methodology for Large-Scale Surveys of Household and Individual Diets The objectives of the usda surveys have changed over the years. Originally the emphasis was primarily on appraising how well fed the various segments of the population were. During World War II, food quantity and nutrient data from the Consumer Purchases Study (1936 - 37) and the spring l9h2 survey were used extensively in national food planning and administration. Since l9h5, the food survey data have been an important source of marketing information. The wide range of uses or problem areas for which the survey data are now sought includes public information, food market research and demand analysis, formulation of food plans at alternative cost levels, analysis of usda food policies and programs, fishery and game problems relevant to health and marketing, and health-related problems for which the u.s. Food and Drug Administration and the Public Health Service have responsibilities. Also included are scientific problems in the areas of food and nutrition, food technology, and consumer education; survey methodology; and income-maintenance problems. This report summarizes technical information relevant to planning large scale surveys of the food consumption of households and the food intakes of individuals from which detailed data on nutrient content can be calculated. It includes (1) specification of concepts of food consumption measured by several types of data; (2) brief descriptions of alternative procedures used to measure concepts just specified, including those used in the nationwide 1965-66 household food consumption survey and the spring 1965 survey of food intake of individuals; (3) identification of several problems in evaluating alternative survey methods; (a) statement of criteria to be used here in evaluating alternative methods; (5) a summary of research findings relevant to evaluating alternative ways of measuring household food consumption; and (6) a comparable summary for individual food surveys. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
