Table 2.

An expanded typology of food security transitions

Transition name	Description of the food security transitions	Raw food insecurity score in kinder	Raw food insecurity score in first	Abbreviated variable name used in paper
Persisting food insecurity	Food insecure in both kindergarten and first grade	3+	3+	PersistFIS
Persisting marginal food insecurity	Marginally food insecure in both kindergarten and first grade	1 or 2	1 or 2	PersistMFIS
Emerging food insecurity	Moved from food secure in kindergarten to food insecure in first grade	0	3+	EmergFIS
Emerging marginal food insecurity	Move from food secure in kindergarten to marginally food insecure in first grade	0	1 or 2	EmergMFIS
Deepening food insecurity	Move from marginally food insecure in kindergarten to food insecure in first grade	1 or 2	3	DeepenFIS
Remitting food insecurity	Move from food insecure in kindergarten to food secure in first grade	3+	0	RemFIS
Remitting marginal food insecurity	Move from marginally food insecure in kindergarten to food secure in first grade	1 or 2	0	RemMFIS
Attenuating food insecurity	Move from food insecure in kindergarten to marginally food secure in first grade	3	1 or 2	AttenFIS
Averting food insecurity	Food secure in kindergarten and first grade	0	0	AvertFIS