Table 4.

Household Food Security Survey Module (Adult Scale). Breakdown of response frequency by questionnaire item for all respondents aged 65+ years, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) 2012.

Survey Items	Positive Responses “Yes” or “Sometimes True” or “Often True” (% of Total Validated Responses)
Worried whether food would run out before getting money to buy more (in last 12 months)	3.0
The food bought didn’t last and there was not enough money to get more (in last 12 months)	2.5
Could not afford to eat balanced meals (in last 12 months)	2.9
If respondents responded often or sometimes to any of the above questions, they were subsequently asked the following questions:
In the past 12 months, did you or other adults in the household ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals	19.7
In the past 12 months, did you ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn’t enough money to buy food	21.5
In the past 12 months, were you ever hungry because you didn’t eat because you couldn’t afford enough food	9.0
In the past 12 months, did you lose weight because you didn’t have enough money for food	7.2
In the past 12 months, did you or other adults in your household ever not eat for a whole day because you did not have enough money	11.5