Table 1 Health Canada food security category specification
From: Perceived barriers in accessing food among recent Latin American immigrants in Toronto
Category labels | Category description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 10-item adult food security scale | 8-item child food security scale | Household food security for household with children |
Food Secure | 0-1 affirmed responses indicating difficulty with income-related food access | 0-1 affirmed responses | Both adults and children food secure |
Food Insecure, Moderate | 2-5 affirmed responses indicating compromise in quality and/or quantity of food consumed | 2-4 affirmed responses | Either adults or children (or both) food insecure, neither severely food insecure |
Food Insecure, Severe | ≥ 6 affirmed responses indicating reduced food intake and disrupted eating patterns | ≥ 5 affirmed responses | Either adults or children (or both) severely food insecure |