Table 4 Frequency of occurrence of food insecurity conditions
From: Determinants of household food expenditure in Tanzania: implications on food security
Qn | Frequency of occurrence question (n = 9374) | Frequency of food insecurity condition (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rarely | Sometimes | Often | ||
1a | Worry about not having enough food? | 24.27 | 50.94 | 20.79 |
2a | Not able to eat preferred foods? | 17.45 | 47.14 | 34.41 |
3a | Eat just a few kinds of foods? | 19.82 | 51.55 | 28.63 |
4a | Eat foods they really do not want eat? | 21.71 | 53.46 | 24.83 |
5a | Eat a smaller meal? | 21.75 | 55.03 | 23.22 |
6a | Eat fewer meals in a day? | 25.29 | 56.62 | 18.08 |
7a | No food of any kind in the household? | 32.05 | 49.84 | 18.11 |
8a | Go to sleep hungry? | 36.44 | 47 | 16.56 |
9a | Go a whole day and night without eating? | 85.9 | 2 | 2.1 |