The measurement of household food security: Correlation and latent variable analysis of alternative indicators in a large multi-country dataset

Bapu Vaitla, Jennifer Coates, Laura Glaeser, Christopher Hillbruner, Preetish Biswal and Daniel Maxwell

Food Policy, 2017, vol. 68, issue C, 193-205

Abstract: •Food security is a theoretical construct that can only be measured indirectly.•The multidimensionality of food security complicates its measurement.•This paper analyses the relationships among four common food security indicators.•Factor analysis shows that indicators align with two different dimensions.•Results suggest utilizing such indicators in a complementary manner.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.02.006

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