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| Grocery shopping |
| Major food shopping frequency (daily, weekly, monthly) |
| Shopping frequency at different stores during past week |
| Store types (n= 1-5): supermarket, convenience store, corner store/neighborhood market, specialty store, superstore/discount |
| Strategies used during past 30 days (n = 0-8): includes using coupons, buying in bulk, taking advantages of sales, purchasing lower cost foods, buying fewer vegetables or fruits, purchasing less “junk” food, shopping at multiple stores, using a shopping list |
| Alternative Food Sources |
| Federal Nutrition Assistance Program Participation over the past 30 days (Yes=1; No = 0) |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) |
| Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) |
| National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program (NLSBP) |
| Community Food Program Participation over the past 30 days (Yes= 1; No = 0) |
| Pantry Program |
| Soup Kitchen |
| Senior Meal Site |
| Informal Sources of Food, frequency over past 30 days (Never = 1; Often = 4) |
| Pooling resources to create a shared meal |
| Borrowing food |
| Exchanging/Trading foods |
| Store credit to purchase food |
| Total number of informal strategies used (0-4) |
| Restaurant (Fast food and/or Full Service) visits during past week |
| Perceived ability to manage resources |
| Strongly agree = 1; Strongly disagree = 5; Sum of Responses with Range: 4-20; |
| Note: Higher scores indicate lower ability. |
| Sticking to a budget |
| Cooking balanced meals |
| Managing household bills |
| Making money last throughout the month. |
