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insecurity
| Variable | Question text | Label |
|---|---|---|
| FLMonth | ||
| ei005f | Special Supplemental Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) | Special Supplemental Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) |
| ei005h | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, also known as CalFresh or Food Stamps) | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, also known as CalFresh or Food Stamps) |
| fd008e | In the past month, did you get food from a food pantry or food donations from a faith-based organization or community-based organization? | past month food from food pantry |
| fs001 | The first statement is, the food that I bought just didn't last, and I didn't have money to get more. Was that often, sometimes, or never true for you in the last 12 months? | food bought didnt last and no money to get more |
| fs002 | "I couldn't afford to eat balanced meals." Was that often, sometimes, or never true for you in the last 12 months? | I couldnt afford to eat balanced meals |
| fs003 | In the last 12 months, since ^FLMonth, did you ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn’t enough money for food? | ever cut size of meals or skip meals because not enough money for food |
| fs004 | In the last 12 months, did you ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn't enough money for food? | ever eat less because not enough money for food |
| fs005 | In the last 12 months, were you ever hungry but didn't eat because there wasn't enough money for food? | ever hungry but didn't eat because not enough money for food |
| fs020a | In the last 12 months, I/we worried that the food (I was/we were) able to eat would hurt (my/our) health and well-being. | last 12 months worry food would hurt health and well being |
| fs020b | In the last 12 months, (I/we) could control if (I/we) were able to eat foods that were good for (my/our) health and well-being. | last 12 months could control food would be good health and well being |
| fs020c | In the last 12 months, (I/we) did not have a clean and sanitary area to prepare meals. | last 12 months no clean and sanitary area to prepare meals |
| fs020d | In the last 12 months, (I/we) could not make a healthy meal from the food options (I/we) had. | last 12 months could not make healthy meal |
| fs021 | The next question is about healthy foods - foods that support your health and well-being. These foods include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, yogurt, and fish. They can be fresh, frozen, or canned, and they don’t have to be organic. Less healthy foods can include foods that are highly processed and high in salt, starch, sugar, or unhealthy fats.
Thinking about the last 12 months, how hard was it for you or your household to regularly eat healthy foods? | how hard to eat healthy food regularly |
| fs022a | I bought less food | I bought less food |
| fs022b | I bought different types of foods to save money (e.g., less expensive types or cuts of meat, less expensive dairy, fruits, vegetables, and/or brands of packaged foods that are less expensive) | I bought different types of foods to save money |
| fs022c | I bought groceries at different stores that are less expensive | I bought groceries at different stores that are less expensive |
| fs022d | I bought foods that are lower quality to save money | I bought foods that are lower quality to save money |