Table 1.

Description of individual coping strategy and weighting

Coping strategies	Frequency†	Weight
Eating less preferred food	0–2	1.75
Reduce number of meals	0–2	2.75
Borrowing food	0–2	2.75
Reducing portion size	0–2	3.25
Purchasing food on credit	0–2	3.25
Skipping the entire day without eating	0–2	4.00
Total		35.5

^†Note: 0 = almost every day, 1 = sometimes, 2 = never.