Table 1 Children self-reported food security (n = 50)
In the last 3 months, | N (%)1 |
|---|---|
1. Did you worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy more? | 25 (50) |
2. Did the food that your family bought run out and your family did not have money to get more? | 23 (46) |
3. Were you not able to eat a variety of healthy foods at a meal because your family didn't have enough money? | 20 (40) |
4. Did your meals only include a few kinds of cheap foods because your family was running out of money to buy food? | 27 (54) |
5. Was the size of your meals cut because your family didn't have enough money for food? | 17 (34) |
6. Did you have to eat less because your family didn't have enough money to buy food? | 16 (32) |
7. Did you have to skip a meal because your family didn't have enough money for food? | 15 (30) |
8. Were you hungry but didn't eat because your family didn't have enough food? | 4 (8) |
9. Did you not eat for a whole day because your family didn't have enough money for food? | 6 (12) |
Food Security Categories | Â |
   High food security | 9 (18) |
   Marginal food security | 9 (18) |
   Low food security | 18 (36) |
   Very low food security | 14 (28) |