Department of Agricultures Nationwide Food Consumption Survey and Department of Health and Human Services National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey [NHANES]. The information from these surveys is not timely. The most recent nationwide data available on all age groups is from NHANES II conducted In 197680. Even this data has not yet been analyzed or interpreted in a published form. The current design of these surveys make it Impossible to identify subpopulaton groups that are experiencing high rates of undernutdtion. such as the frail elderly. migrant farmworkers. Native Americans. the longterm unemployed and the homeless. Further. the surveys are not integrated to provide a comprehensive view of hunger. household food expenditures. participation in food assistance programs. or related health problems.