Table 2: Affirmative Responses (%) to USDA Food Security Scale Questions.

USDA Food Security Questions on Survey

Affirmative Responses

% (n = 85)

“I worried whether my food would run out before I had the money to

buy more.”

64.71%

“The food that I bought just didn’t last, and I didn’t have money to get

more.”

62.35%

“I couldn’t afford to eat balanced meals.”

61.18%

“In the last 12 months, did you ever cut the size of your meals or skip

meals because there wasn’t enough money for food?”

50.59%

“In the previous question, you indicated cutting the size of your meals or skipping meals because there wasn’t enough money for food. How often did this happen? (Almost every month or

some months but not every month)”

86.05%

“In the last 12 months, did you ever eat less than you felt you should

because there wasn’t enough money for food?”

45.88%

“In the last 12 months, were you ever hungry but didn’t eat because

there wasn’t enough money for food.”

41.18%

“In the last 12 months, did you lose weight because

there wasn’t enough money for food?”

37.65%

“In the last 12 months, did you ever not eat for a whole day because

there wasn’t enough money for food?”

18.82%

“If yes, how often did this happen?”

(Affirmative responses include: “Almost every month” or “some months but not every month”)

81.25%