Table 3.

Extracted factors from principal components analysis

Factor	Factor name	Eigen value	% of variance	Items	Item loading
1.	Affordability (Fac_afford)	2·428	30·349	I am often hungry but I do not eat because I cannot afford enough food	0·818
				I eat less than I think I should because I do not have enough money	0·818
				I eat the same thing for several days in a row because I have a few different kinds of food on hand and I do not have money to buy more	0·812
				I cannot afford to eat properly	0·640
2.	Awareness about local foods (Fac_awr)	1·545	19·307	I am reasonably aware about various Indian food options	0·879
				I am reasonably aware about suitable local food eateries	0·854
3.	Suitability and hygiene (Fac_suit)	1·471	18·381	I usually face hygiene issues related to food in India	0·830
				Normal Indian food feels very spicy to me	0·814