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2-item Food Insecurity🔗

Table Namesed_cg_foodins
ConstructFood Insecurity
Study VisitsV02, V03
Administration Child-specific: Yes
Respondent: Parent
Method: Remote survey (1 min estimated duration)
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Data Warning ▸

Researchers should be aware that the validated measure uses Yes/No answers and does not account for missing data.

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Instrument Details🔗

Food Insecurity, based on two items assessing the availability of food, is a screening measure used across many populations indicating risk of food insecurity in the last 12 months. Each question uses the same response options.

HBCD Modification Details ▸

This measure was modified slightly for HBCD to use gender-neutral terms (children are referred to as “the child” in place of gendered pronouns) as well as inclusion of "Don't know" as a response option to survey questions.

References🔗

Hager, E. R., Quigg, A. M., Black, M. M., Coleman, S. M., Heeren, T., Rose-Jacobs, R., Cook, J. T., Ettinger de Cuba, S. A., Casey, P. H., Chilton, M., Cutts, D. B., Meyers, A. F., & Frank, D. A. (2010). Development and validity of a 2-item screen to identify families at risk for food insecurity. Pediatrics, 126(1), e26-32. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-3146