Table 1.

The adapted infant food security index ^a components, weights, scores, and ranges applied to this study.

Adapted Infant Food Security Index Used in this Study
Component		Weight	Min	Max
Coping	Money for food runs out by the end of the month	Never = 1 Seldom = 0 Sometimes = −1 Most times = −2 Always = −3	−3	1
	Money for utilities runs out by the end of the month	Never = 1 Seldom = 0 Sometimes = −1 Most times = −2 Always = −3	−3	1
	Participation in WIC	Yes = −2 No = 0	−2	0
	Participation in SNAP	Yes = −2 No = 0	−2	0
	Receives reduced cost/free school meals	Yes = −2 No = 0	−2	0
	Receives other food assistance	Yes = −2 No = 0	−2	0
BF	Breastfeeding to 3 months	Exclusive = +2 BF and Formula Feeding = +1 Formula only or BF < 3 month = 0	0	2
Total Score			−14	4
Add constant of 14			0	18

^a Adapted from Schlichting D. et al. [3].