Table 4 USDA 10 demographic, income, and poverty comparisons

Count

607

658

96

415

485

269

407

425

433

280

815

170

We worried whether our food would run out before we got money to buy more

Often true

9.6

7.3

9.4^F

16.1^EF

4.7^D

2.6^CD

13.0^HI

4.5^GI

7.9^GH

3.9^KL

8.7^JL

14.1^JK

Sometimes true

20.8^B

14.4^A

22.9^DF

24.8^EF

15.7^DF

7.4^CDE

24.8^HI

16.9^GI

11.1^GH

14.3

18.3

18.8

Never true

66.9^B

76.3^A

62.5^EF

55.9^EF

77.9^CDF

88.5^CDE

57.5^HI

76.9^G

80.1^G

80.0^KL

70.4^J

64.7^J

The food that (I/we) bought just didn’t last, and (I/we) didn’t have money to get more.

Often true

10.9^B

6.2^A

7.3^DF

18.3^CEF

3.5^D

2.6^CD

8.8^H

5.2^GI

11.3^H

4.3^KL

8.5^JL

15.3^JK

Sometimes true

18.5

15.5

31.3^EF

22.2^EF

15.1^CDF

7.1^CDE

27.3^HI

15.8^GI

8.3^GH

12.9

17.8

19.4

Never true

67.5^B

76.9^A

58.3^EF

55.7^EF

80.2^CDF

89.2^CDE

60.4^HI

76.9^G

79.2^G

81.4^KL

71.0^J

64.1^J

I/we couldn’t afford to eat balanced meals.

Often true

8.6

7.9

9.4^F

13.5^EF

7.0^FD

1.9^CDE

13.5^HI

4.9^G

6.5^G

4.6 ^K

9.4^J

8.2

Sometimes true

21.1

17.8

26.0^EF

28.9^EF

15.3^CDF

9.7^CDE

28.3^HI

18.8^GI

11.5^GH

15.4^L

19.4

25.9^J

Never true

67.5^B

72.8^A

59.4^EF

54.2^EF

76.5^CDF

87.7^CDE

55.0^HI

74.1^GI

80.8^GH

78.2^KL

68.7^J

64.7^J

Did you (or other adults in your household) ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn’t enough money for food?

Yes

20.3

16.1

20.8^F

29.9^EF

13.4^DF

7.4^CDE

26.0^HI

14.1^G

14.5^G

12.9^KL

18.7^J

24.1^J

No

76.4^B

81.3^A

71.9^EF

65.8^EF

84.9^CDF

91.1^CDE

68.6^HI

83.5^G

84.3^G

85.0^KL

77.8^J

74.7^J

Of those who said yes: How often did this happen?

Almost every month

60.2^B

32.1^A

40.0

58.9^E

27.7^D

45.0

34.0^I

40.0^I

76.2^GH

47.2

44.7

56.1

Some months

30.1^B

48.1^A

45.0

29.8^E

52.3^D

40.0

45.3^I

45.0^I

20.6^GH

33.3

40.8

34.1

Only 1 or 2 months

7.3^B

18.9^A

5.0

11.3

16.9

15.0

17.9^I

13.3^I

3.2^GH

11.1

13.8

9.8

Did you eat less than you felt you should because there wasn’t enough money for food?

Yes

19.6

17.2

26.0^EF

25.8^EF

15.1^CD

10.0^CD

27.8^HI

15.8^G

12.0^G

14.3^L

18.9

22.4^J

No

77.3

80.1

67.7^EF

69.4^EF

82.9^CDF

89.6^CDE

67.3^HI

81.4^GI

86.8^GH

83.2^L

77.9

75.3^J

You were hungry but didn’t eat because there wasn’t enough money for food?

Yes

16.3^B

11.2^A

18.8^EF

22.7^EF

10.3^CDF

4.1^CDE

18.9^HI

12.0^G

10.4^G

9.6^KL

14.2^J

17.6^J

No

79.2^B

85.7^A

75.0^EF

71.3^EF

87.4^CDF

94.1^CDE

74.9^HI

84.5^G

88.0^G

87.1^KL

81.3^J

81.2^J

Did you lose weight because there wasn’t enough money for food?

Yes

14.0^B

6.8^A

10.4^F

16.9^EF

8.0^DF

4.1^CDE

12.0

8.5

10.4

7.9^L

10.2

14.7^J

No

81.4^B

89.8^A

79.2^EF

77.1^EF

89.5^CDF

94.8^CDE

80.8^HI

88.0^G

88.2^G

88.6^L

85.8

81.2^J

Did you or other adults in your household ever not eat for a whole day because there wasn’t enough money for food?

Yes

11.9^B

5.8^A

8.3^DF

17.8C^EF

4.7D^F

1.9^CDE

8.4

7.8

9.9

4.6^KL

9.2^J

12.9^J

No

84.8^B

92.1^A

87.5^DEF

77.6^CEF

93.6^CDF

97.0^CDE

87.2

89.9

88.7

93.2^KL

88.0^J

84.1^J

Of those who said yes: How often did this happen?

Almost every month

43.1

42.1

12.5^D

50.0^CE

26.1^D

60.0

38.2

39.4

48.8

38.5

42.7

45.5

Some months

44.4

52.6

87.5^D

43.2^C

47.8

40.0

47.1

48.5

46.5

46.2

48.0

45.5

Only 1 or 2 months

8.3

0.0

0.0

2.7^E

17.4^D

0.0

8.8

6.1

2.3

0.0

6.7

4.5