Table 1

The household version of the food insecurity experience scale survey module

No.Short referenceQuestion wording
1WORRIEDDuring the last 12 MONTHS, was there a time when you were worried that you or any household member would not have enough food to eat because of a lack of money or other resources?
2HEALTHYStill thinking about the last 12 MONTHS, was there a time when you or any household member were unable to eat healthy and nutritious food because of a lack of money or other resources?
3FEWFOODSWas there a time when you or any household member ate only a few kinds of foods because of a lack of money or other resources?
4SKIPPEDWas there a time when you or any household member had to skip a meal because there was not enough money or other resources to get food?
5ATELESSStill thinking about the last 12 MONTHS, was there a time when you or any household member ate less than you thought you or any household member should because of a lack of money or other resources?
6RANOUTWas there a time when your household ran out of food because of a lack of money or other resources?
7HUNGRYWas there a time when you or any household member were hungry but did not eat because there was not enough money or other resources for food?
8WHOLEDAYDuring the last 12 MONTHS, was there a time when you or any household member went without eating for a whole day because of a lack of money or other resources?

Source(s): FAO (2016) 

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