Percentage of households reporting indicators of adult food insecurity, by food security status, 2008

Horizontal Bar chart with 10 groups with 3 items per group.

Group 1, Worried food would run out.
Item 1, Food secure 7.09.
Item 2, Low food security 91.18.
Item 3, Very low food security 98.07.
Group 2, Food bought did not last.
Item 1, Food secure 3.21.
Item 2, Low food security 79.59.
Item 3, Very low food security 96.
Group 3, Could not afford balanced meal.
Item 1, Food secure 3.33.
Item 2, Low food security 73.89.
Item 3, Very low food security 94.4.
Group 4, Cut size of meal or skipped meal.
Item 1, Food secure 0.24.
Item 2, Low food security 39.66.
Item 3, Very low food security 96.68.
Group 5, Cut or skipped meal in 3+ months.
Item 1, Food secure 0.
Item 2, Low food security 23.14.
Item 3, Very low food security 88.39.
Group 6, Ate less than felt should.
Item 1, Food secure 0.37.
Item 2, Low food security 37.62.
Item 3, Very low food security 93.39.
Group 7, Hungry but did not eat.
Item 1, Food secure 0.04.
Item 2, Low food security 9.15.
Item 3, Very low food security 66.48.
Group 8, Lost weight.
Item 1, Food secure 0.02.
Item 2, Low food security 4.32.
Item 3, Very low food security 47.22.
Group 9, Did not eat whole day.
Item 1, Food secure 0.01.
Item 2, Low food security 1.07.
Item 3, Very low food security 27.09.
Group 10, Did not eat whole day, 3+ months.
Item 1, Food secure 0.
Item 2, Low food security 0.25.
Item 3, Very low food security 19.21.

Percent
Source: Calculated by ERS using data from the December 2008 Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement.

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