Table A1 Measurement items for household food insecurity

HH1

In the last 12 months, how often have (you/your household) ran out of food because there was not enough money to buy foods? (often; sometimes; never; DK/refusal)

HH2

In the last 12 months, how often have (you/your household) worried about running out of food because there was not enough money to buy foods? (often; sometimes; never; DK/refusal)

HH3

In the last 12 months, how often have (you/your household) forgone balanced meals because there was not enough money to buy foods? (often; sometimes; never; DK/refusal)

AD1

In the last 12 months, have (you/other adults in your household) cut the size of meals or skip meals because there was not enough money to buy foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)

AD2

If yes, how often did this happen? (almost every month; some months but not every month; only 1 or 2 months)

AD3

In the last 12 months, have you eaten less than you felt you should because there was not enough money to buy foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)

AD4

In the last 12 months, have you ever hungry but couldn’t eat because there was not enough money to buy foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)

AD5

In the last 12 months, have you lost weight because you could not eat enough due to a lack of money for foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)

AD6

In the last 12 months, have (you/other adults in your household) ever not eat for a whole day because there was not enough money to buy foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)

AD7

If yes, how often did this happen? (almost every month; some months but not every month; only 1 or 2 months)

CH1

In the last 12 months, how often have you fed your children with only a few kinds of low-cost food due to a lack of money to buy foods? (often; sometimes; never; DK/refusal)

CH2

In the last 12 months, how often have you not offered your children a balanced meal due to a lack of money to buy foods? (often; sometimes; never; DK/refusal)

CH3

In the last 12 months, how often have you not fed your children as needed because there was not enough money to buy foods? (often; sometimes; never; DK/refusal)

CH4

In the last 12 months, have you cut the size of your children’s meal due to a lack of money for foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)

CH5

In the last 12 months, have your children skipped meals due to a lack of money for foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)

CH6

If yes, how often did this happen? (almost every month; some months but not every month; only 1 or 2 months)

CH7

In the last 12 months, have your children been unable to eat even when hungry because there was not enough money to buy foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)

CH8

In the last 12 months, have your children had to go without eating for a whole day because there was not enough money to buy foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)