. 2011 Oct 4;89(12):891–899. doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.089243

Table 2. Access to food as reflected in scores for food security, risk of hunger and experience of hunger (food insecurity)^a using data from three national surveys, South Africa.

Question	NFCS 1999 (n = 2 735) %	NFCS 2005 (n = 2 413) %	SASAS 2008 (n = 1 150) %
Food security^b	25	19.8	48
At risk of hunger^c	23	27.9	25
Experiencing hunger^d	52.3	52	25.9

NFCS, National Food Consumption Survey; SASAS, South African Social Attitudes Survey.

^a On the Community Childhood Hunger Identification Project index.

^b Defined as a negative response to all the questions.

^c Defined as an affirmative response to up to four questions.

^d Defined as an affirmative response to five questions or more.

Source: adapted from references ¹¹^–¹³.

Table 2. Access to food as reflected in scores for food security, risk of hunger and experience of hunger (food insecurity)a using data from three national surveys, South Africa.