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Estimation of the Distribution of Usual Intakes for Selected Dietary Components

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  • George E. Battese
  • Sarah M. Nusser
  • Wayne A. Fuller

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been responsible for conducting periodic surveys to estimate food consumption patterns of households and/or individuals in the United States for over 50 years. Data from these surveys have had a significant impact on the formulation of food-assistance programs, on consumer education and on food regulatory activities. In recent years, there has been interest in estimating the proportion of the population that has insufficient intake or excessive intake of certain dietary components. Different approaches have been suggested for the estimation of this proportion. In all approaches, it is necessary to analyze data on dietary intakes for a sample of individuals. Also, all approaches recognize that an individual who has a low intake of a given dietary component on one day is not necessarily deficient (or at risk of being deficient) so far as that dietary component is concerned. It is low intake over a sufficiently long period of time that produces a dietary deficiency. A dietary deficiency exists when the "usual" (i.e., normal or long-run average) intake of the dietary component is less than the appropriate dietary standard.

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  • George E. Battese & Sarah M. Nusser & Wayne A. Fuller, 1988. "Estimation of the Distribution of Usual Intakes for Selected Dietary Components," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 88-tr5, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
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    2. Sheena McConnell, 1992. "The Robustness of Estimates of the Distribution of Usual Dietary Intake to Alternative Sample Sizes," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 7eabf8b50aea400788eeec45f, Mathematica Policy Research.
    3. Cook, Cristanna M. & Eastwood, David B. & Cheng, Ty, 1991. "Incorporating Subsistence Into A Probit Analysis Of Household Nutrition Levels," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 23(1), pages 1-8, July.

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