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Table I

Food security status based on the HFSSM questionnaire

Food security status	Interpretation	10-item adult food security scale	8-item child food security scale
Food secure	No report of income-related problems of food access	No items affirmed	No items affirmed
Marginal food insecurity	Some indication of worry or an income-related barrier to adequate, secure food access	Affirmed no more than 1 item on either scale (or one item in either scale affirmed)
Moderate food insecurity	Compromise in quality and/or quantity of food consumed by adults and/or children due to a lack of money for food	2 to 5 positive responses	2 to 4 positive responses
Severe food insecurity	Disrupted eating patterns and food intake among adults and/or children	6 or more positive responses	5 or more positive responses

Food security status	Interpretation	10-item adult food security scale	8-item child food security scale
Food secure	No report of income-related problems of food access	No items affirmed	No items affirmed
Marginal food insecurity	Some indication of worry or an income-related barrier to adequate, secure food access	Affirmed no more than 1 item on either scale (or one item in either scale affirmed)
Moderate food insecurity	Compromise in quality and/or quantity of food consumed by adults and/or children due to a lack of money for food	2 to 5 positive responses	2 to 4 positive responses
Severe food insecurity	Disrupted eating patterns and food intake among adults and/or children	6 or more positive responses	5 or more positive responses

Source: Adapted from the Household Food Security in Canada (2014) Cite Tarasuk et al. (2016)