“How often in the last 30 days has anyone in the household worried whether food would run out before getting money to buy more?” Score of 1 if responded ‘often’ or ‘sometimes’.
“How often in the last 30 days did the food purchased not last and the person/household didn't have money to get more?” Score of 1 if responded ‘often’ or ‘sometimes’.
“How often in the last 30 days could the person/household not afford to eat balanced meals?” Score of 1 if responded ‘often’ or ‘sometimes’.
“In the last 30 days, did the person/household reduce or skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?” Score of 1 if responded ‘yes’.
“How many meals were skipped in the last 30 days?” Score of 1 if responded with 3 + days.
“In the last 30 days, did the person/household ever eat less because there wasn't enough money for food?” Score of 1 if responded ‘yes’.
“In the last 30 days, was the person/household ever hungry but didn't eat because there wasn't enough money for food?” Score of 1 if responded ‘yes’.
“In the last 30 days, did anyone in the household lose weight because there wasn't enough money for food?” Score of 1 if responded ‘yes’.
“In the last 30 days, did anyone in the household not eat for a whole day because there wasn't enough money for food?” Score of 1 if responded ‘yes’.
“How many days in the last 30 days did anyone in the household not eat for a whole day because there wasn't enough money for food?” Score of 1 if responded with 3 + days.
The raw score was grouped into 4 categories: high food security (score of 0), marginal food security (score of 1–2), low food security (score of 3–5), and very low food security (score of 6–11).
