Name Steward Organization Suggested Domain Suggested Domain Description Cde Group Classification
Food Security Scale Score NINR Social determinants of health
Social determinants of health (e.g., financial, education, and living arrangements), but not environmental data (e.g., weather data, pollutant data)
NIH CDEs
  • NINR
    • Social Determinants of Health

# Datatype
Value List

# Permissible value Value meaning name
1 NA
2 2.86
3 4.19
4 5.27
5 6.30
6 7.54
7 8.48

# Definition Tags
Food security scale score, as part of the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module: Six-Item Short Form Economic Research Service Short Description Definition

# Designation Tags
Food Security Scale Score Preferred Question Text

# Identifier Origin Version
2tPp2iAOk NLM CDEs 12-02-2025-download
FoodSecurityScaleScore BRICS Variable Name N/A