| 1 | A | B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | responses to household food security module questions for inuit aged 25 and over living in inuit nunangat, 2012 |  |
| 3 |  | percentage |
| 4 | q1. food didn't last / no money to buy more |  |
| 5 | often true | 15.9 |
| 6 | sometimes true | 42.6 |
| 7 | never true | 41.5 |
| 8 | q2. balanced meals unaffordable |  |
| 9 | often true | 13.1 |
| 10 | sometimes true | 37.2 |
| 11 | never true | 49.7 |
| 12 | q3. meals skipped / cut meal size because there wasn't enough money to buy food |  |
| 13 | yes | 30.5 |
| 14 | no | 69.5 |
| 15 | q3a. frequency of meals skipped / cut meal size |  |
| 16 | almost every month | 40.5 |
| 17 | some months but not every month | 42.1 |
| 18 | only 1 or 2 months | 17.4 |
| 19 | q4. ate less than you felt you should because there wasn't enough money to buy food |  |
| 20 | yes | 32.2 |
| 21 | no | 67.7 |
| 22 | q5. hungry but could not afford food |  |
| 23 | yes | 26.8 |
| 24 | no | 73.2 |

Question: in 2012, what was the percentage of inuit aged 25 and over in inuit nunangat lived in a household where it was often true that food did not last and there was no money to buy more food during the past 12 months?
Answer: 15.9

Question: in 2012, what was the percentage of inuit aged 25 and over in inuit nunangat lived in a household where it was sometimes true that food did not last and there was no money to buy more food during the past 12 months?
Answer: 42.6

Question: what was the percentage of inuit lived in a household where they or other household members cut the size of their meals or skipped meals because there was not enough money for food?
Answer: 30.5

Question: among those who skipped meals or cut meal size, what was the percentage of doing so almost every month?
Answer: 40.5

Question: among those who skipped meals or cut meal size, what was the percentage of skipping some months but not every month?
Answer: 42.1

Question: what was the percentage of inuit reported eating less than they should because there was not enough money to buy food?
Answer: 32.2

Question: what was the percentage of inuit reported that, in the previous 12 months, they had been hungry because they could not afford enough food?
Answer: 26.8