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2014 Panel Wave 1: RFOODR and RFOODS

The food security variables RFOODR and RFOODS were improperly edited in Wave 1.  To get the correct version of these variables, take the following steps:

1)  If EFOOD1 equals 3, subtract 1 from RFOODR.

                Example: if EFOOD1 = 3 then RFOODR = RFOODR - 1

2) Reconstruct RFOODS using the corrected version of RFOODR.  If RFOODR equals 0 or 1, RFOODS equals 1.  If RFOODR equals 2 or 3 or 4, RFOODS equals 2.  If RFOODR equals 5 or 6, RFOODS equals 3.

                Example:

                If RFOODR = (0, 1) then RFOODS = 1

                If RFOODR = (2, 3, 4) then RFOODS = 2

                If RFOODR = (5, 6) then RFOODS = 3

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