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Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)

Libya, 2017
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LBY_2017_FIES_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
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FAO Statistics Division
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Food Security
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  • Study Description
  • Data Dictionary
  • Downloads
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Data appraisal
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production
  • Identification

    Survey ID number

    LBY_2017_FIES_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS

    Title

    Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)

    Country
    Name Country code
    Libya LBY
    Study type

    Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]

    Abstract

    Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 2.1 commits countries to end hunger, ensure access by all people to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year around. Indicator 2.1.2, “Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)”, provides internationally-comparable estimates of the proportion of the population facing difficulties in accessing food. More detailed background information is available at http://www.fao.org/in-action/voices-of-the-hungry/fies/en/ .

    The FIES-based indicators are compiled using the FIES survey module, containing 8 questions. Two indicators can be computed: 1. The proportion of the population experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity (SDG indicator 2.1.2), 2. The proportion of the population experiencing severe food insecurity. These data were collected by FAO through the Gallup World Poll. General information on the methodology can be found here: https://www.gallup.com/178667/gallup-world-poll-work.aspx. National institutions can also collect FIES data by including the FIES survey module in nationally representative surveys.

    Microdata can be used to calculate the indicator 2.1.2 at national level. Instructions for computing this indicator are described in the methodological document available under the "DOCUMENTATION" tab above. Disaggregating results at sub-national level is not encouraged because estimates will suffer from substantial sampling and measurement error.

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Unit of Analysis

    Individuals

    Scope

    Notes

    This dataset contains demographic variables related to number of adults and children in the household, age, education, area (urban/rural), gender, and income. Also, the FIES survey module includes the following questions to compute the FIES-based indicators:
    During the last 12 months, was there a time when, because of lack of money or other resources:

    1. You were worried you would not have enough food to eat?
    2. You were unable to eat healthy and nutritious food?
    3. You ate only a few kinds of foods?
    4. You had to skip a meal?
    5. You ate less than you thought you should?
    6. Your household ran out of food?
    7. You were hungry but did not eat?
    8. You went without eating for a whole day?

    The dataset also includes derived variables computed by FAO described in the documentation.

    Topics
    Topic
    SDGs
    Food Access
    Keywords
    Food Insecurity SDG

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National

    Universe

    Individuals of 15 years or older.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    FAO Statistics Division FAO

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Mobile Only Sample.
    Exclusions: None
    Design effect: 1.63

    Weighting

    Post-stratification weights are provided. Population statistics are used to weight the data by gender, age, and, where reliable
    data are available, education or socioeconomic status.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2017-05-05 2017-05-17
    Time Method

    Last 12 months.

    Data processing

    Data Editing

    Statistical validation assesses the quality of the FIES data collected by testing their consistency with the assumptions of the Rasch model. This analysis involves the interpretation of several statistics that reveal 1) items that do not perform well in a given context, 2) cases with highly erratic response patterns, 3) pairs of items that may be redundant, and 4) the proportion of total variance in the population that is accounted for by the measurement model.

    Data appraisal

    Estimates of Sampling Error

    The margin of error is estimated as 3.9 .This is calculated around a proportion at the 95% confidence level. The maximum margin of error was calculated assuming a reported percentage of 50% and takes into account the design effect.

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO.
    Access conditions

    Micro datasets disseminated by FAO shall only be allowed for research and statistical purposes. Any user which requests access working for a commercial company will not be granted access to any micro dataset regardless of their specified purpose. Users requesting access to any datasets must agree to the following minimal conditions:

    • The micro dataset will only be used for statistical and/or research purposes;
    • Any results derived from the micro dataset will be used solely for reporting aggregated information, and not for any specific individual entities or data subjects;
    • The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO;
    • The micro dataset cannot be re-disseminated by users or shared with anyone other than the individuals that are granted access to the micro dataset by FAO.

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    FAO Statistics Division FAO [email protected] http://www.fao.org/in-action/voices-of-the-hungry/fies/en/

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_LBY_2017_FIES_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Office of the Chief Statistician FAO Metadata

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    LBY_2017_FIES_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01

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