Table 1.

Health Canada food security category specification

Category labels	Category description
	10-item adult food security scale	8-item child food security scale	Household food security for household with children
Food Secure	0-1 affirmed responses indicating difficulty with income-related food access	0-1 affirmed responses	Both adults and children food secure
Food Insecure, Moderate	2-5 affirmed responses indicating compromise in quality and/or quantity of food consumed	2-4 affirmed responses	Either adults or children (or both) food insecure, neither severely food insecure
Food Insecure, Severe	≥ 6 affirmed responses indicating reduced food intake and disrupted eating patterns	≥ 5 affirmed responses	Either adults or children (or both) severely food insecure