Dataset Metadata Record

Short Description: Various food access indicators describing access to supermarkets, supercenters, grocery stores, or other sources of healthy and affordable food.

Dataset Name: KCMa_2010_COUNTYSUBDIVISION_USDA_FOODACCESS

Format: csv

FTP Location/Path: . . .\Unrestricted\2_SpatialAttributeData\8_TransportationDatasets

Spatial Data Type: Non-spatial

Summary Level: County Subdivision

Data Domains: Demographic, Economic, Health, Social, Transportation

Keywords: 2010, social determinates, health disparities, food access, USDA, County Subdivision

Provenance: Compiled by the USDA using Population data, including age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, and residence in group quarters, from the 2010 Census of the Population and downloaded at the census-block level before being allocated to ?-kilometer-square grid cells. Urban or rural designation was also provided by the 2010 Census at the block level. Data on income, vehicle availability, and SNAP participation are from the 2010-14 American Community Survey and were downloaded at the block-group level (income and vehicle availability) and tract level (SNAP participation) for assignment to ?-kilometer-square grid cells. Two 2015 lists of supermarkets, supercenters, and large grocery stores were combined to produce a comprehensive list of stores that represent sources of affordable and nutritious food. One store list contains stores authorized to receive SNAP benefits. The second list is from Trade Dimensions TDLinx (a Nielsen company), a proprietary source of individual supermarket store listings. Details on these data sources can be found in the report, Low-Income and Low-Supermarket-Access Census Tracts, 2010-2015. Data set provided by mySidewalk

Permissions: P2

Created by: Neal Wilson

Cataloged By: Neal Wilson

Statisical Abstract / Profile: Coming later

Long Description : Presents information from the USDA's Food Access Research Atlas which describes food access in many different ways. Most measures and definitions take into account at least some of the folowing indicators: Accessibility to sources of healthy food, as measured by distance to a store or by the number of stores in an area. Individual level resources that may affect accessibility, such as family income or vehicle availability. Neighborhood-level indicators such as the average income of the neighborhood and the availability of public transportation. For more information see: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/documentation/"