Table 1.
Recommended additional data collection categories and questions for Section 4302 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
| Category | Question |
|---|---|
| Income1 | Annual household income? |
| Household size? | |
| Unemployment in last 12 months? | |
| Education1 | Highest level of education completed? |
| Attended school/college in last 3 months? | |
| Housing1 | Rent, own, or occupy? |
| Monthly rent or mortgage? | |
| Number of bedrooms in home? | |
| Food security2 | Cut meal size/skip meals because there was not enough money in last 12 months? |
| Afford to eat balanced meals in last 12 months? | |
| Receive government food assistance (eg, food stamps, SNAP)? |
SNAP = Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
1
The American Community Survey [monograph on the Internet]. US Department of Commerce. United States Census Bureau, Economics and Statistics Administration; 2011 [cited 2011 Nov 6]. Available from: www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/questionnaires/2011/Quest11.pdf.
2
Coleman-Jensen A, Nord M, Andrews M, Carlson S. Household food security in the United States, 2010 [monograph on the Internet]. Economic Research Services Report, 125. Washington, DC: Department of Agriculture; 2011 Sep [cited 2011 Nov 6]. Available from: www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR125/err125.pdf.