Table 2 Household food insecurity-related attributes among 5,606 study participants

In the last 3 months, the food that (I/we) bought just didn’t last, and (I/we) didn’t have money to get more

 Often true

 Sometimes true

 Never true

 Don't know / Prefer not to say

In the last 3 months: (I/we) couldn’t afford to eat balanced meals

 Often true

 Sometimes true

 Never true

 Don't know / Prefer not to say

In the last 3 months: Because I need food to eat, I have eaten packaged foods that have expired dates or that are passed the "best by" dates

 Often true

 Sometimes true

 Never true

 Don't know / Prefer not to say

In the last 3 months: Because I need food to eat, I have eaten perishable food such as fruits and vegetables that do not appear to be fresh

 Often true

 Sometimes true

 Never true

 Don't know / Prefer not to say

In the last 3 months: Did you or other adults in your household ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?

 Yes

 No

 How often did this happen?

 Almost every week

 Some weeks but not every week

 Only 1 or 2 weeks

 Don't know

In the last 3 months: Did you ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn't enough money for food?

 Yes

 No

 Don't know

In the last 3 months: Were you ever hungry but didn't eat because there wasn't enough money for food?

 Yes

 No

 Don't know