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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 22.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Child Health Nutr. 2014 Sep 16;3(3):130–138. doi: 10.6000/1929-4247.2014.03.03.3

Table 4.

Rates of Food Insecurity Identified on SEEK PSQ, and on FSS at Initial and Follow-up Assessmentsa

Timing of Assessment SEEK
N (%)		 Control
N (%)		 p-valueb
PSQ
N=419c 		Initial 88/241 (36.5%) 76/178 (42.7%) 0.2
6-month follow-up 75/241 (31.1%) 50/178 (28.1%) 0.5
FSS
N=384d 		Initial 73/223 (32.7%) 50/161 (31.1%) 0.7
6-month follow-up 66/223 (29.6%) 48/161 (29.8%) 0.9
a

Data includes only participants who completed PSQs initially and at the 6-month follow-up; All analyses based on original group assignment.

b

All p-values are comparisons of SEEK to control group.

c

N=241 for the SEEK group and N=178 for the control group.

d

N=223 for the SEEK group and N=161 for the control group.

FSS = USDA Food Security Scale; PSQ = Parent Screening Questionnaire.