TABLE 3.
The overall proportion of affirmative responses to Food Insecurity Experimental Scale (FIES) items, item severity parameters, and item fit statistics of the League of Arab States (LAS), Gallop World Poll (GWP) surveys 2014 to 2017
| Item | Affirmative responses (weighted%) | Severity ± SE1 | Infit2 | Outfit3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORRIED | 63.0 | −0.83 ± 0.08 | 1.13 | 1.37 |
| HEALTHY | 62.1 | −0.82 ± 0.08 | 1.06 | 1.10 |
| FEWFOOD | 65.7 | −0.97 ± 0.08 | 0.95 | 1.01 |
| SKIPPED | 48.7 | −0.09 ± 0.08 | 1.00 | 1.03 |
| ATELESS | 53.5 | −0.34 ± 0.08 | 0.85 | 0.78 |
| RANOUT | 42.0 | 0.30 ± 0.08 | 0.95 | 0.95 |
| HUNGRY | 32.4 | 0.83 ± 0.10 | 0.82 | 0.77 |
| WHLDAY | 15.9 | 1.90 ± 0.14 | 1.15 | 1.68 |
1
Severity parameter of the FIES items. The calibrations were estimated on a logit scale (with equal discrimination = 1), mean set to 0, and SD of 1.
2
Infit, item-infit mean square statistic.
3
Outfit, item-outfit mean square statistic.