Food Security (FS) SectionNovember 14, 2017 MEPS P21R5/P22R3/P23R1 NOTE: The MEPS instrument design changed beginning in Spring of 2018, affecting Panel 23 Round 1, Panel 22 Round 3, and Panel 21 Round 5, and affected the 2017 MEPS data files. The MEPS website releases the consolidated CAPI survey instruments each year for the Rounds 1 through 3 for the first year panel and Rounds 3 through 5 for the second year panel to accompany data releases. For the Full-Year 2017 PUFs, the Panel 22 Round 3 and Panel 21 Round 5 data were transformed to the degree possible to conform to the previous year (2016) design. For this reason, we are releasing 2016 CAPI survey instruments, updated to reflect 2017 dates, and users should note that not all changes to the instrument administered in the Spring of 2018 will be reflected in these documents. BOX_00A
THE FS SECTION IS ASKED IN ROUNDS 2 AND 4 ONLY. IF IT IS ROUND 1, 3, OR 5, CONTINUE TO THE NEXT SECTION.
IF RESPONDENT IS A PROXY (RE02 IS CODED ‘2’ (PROXY APPROVED BY SUPERVISOR) OR IF CASE IS FLAGGED AS A STUDENT RU, GO TO BOX_03 OTHERWISE, CONTINUE WITH FS01. FS01
These next questions are about whether you were always
able to afford FS02
I’m going to read you several statements that people have made
about
DISPLAY ‘you’ IF SINGLE PERSON RU OTHERWISE, DISPLAY ‘your family’.
DISPLAY ‘I’, ‘my’, AND ‘you’ IF SINGLE PERSON RU OTHERWISE, DISPLAY ‘we’, ‘our’, AND ‘your family’. FS03
"The food that {I/we} bought just didn’t last and
{I/we} didn’t have
DISPLAY ‘I’ AND ‘you’ IF SINGLE PERSON RU OTHERWISE, DISPLAY ‘we’ AND ‘your family’. FS04
‘{I/we} couldn’t afford to eat balanced meals.’ Was
that often,
DISPLAY ‘I’ AND ‘you’ IF SINGLE PERSON RU OTHERWISE, DISPLAY ‘we’ AND ‘your family’. BOX_01
THE FS SECTION IS ASKED IN ROUNDS 2 AND 4 ONLY. IF IT IS ROUND 1, 3, OR 5, CONTINUE TO THE NEXT SECTION.
IF CODED ‘3’ (NEVER TRUE), DK, OR REF AT FS02 AND FS03 AND FS04 GO TO BOX_03 OTHERWISE, CONTINUE WITH FS05. FS05
In the last 30 days did {you/you or other
adults in your family} ever
DISPLAY ‘you’ IF ONLY ONE ADULT RU MEMBER IN HOUSEHOLD AS OF DATE OF INTERVIEW. DISPLAY ‘you or other adults in your family’ IF MORE THAN ONE RU MEMBER > OR = 18 YEARS OLD IN HOUSEHOLD AS OF DATE OF INTERVIEW. FS06
In the last 30 days, how many days did this
happen? FS07
In the last 30 days, did you ever eat less than
you felt you should FS08
In the last 30 days, were you ever hungry but
didn’t eat because there FS09
In the last 30 days, did you lose weight
because there wasn’t enough BOX_02
IF CODED ‘2’, DK, OR REF AT FS07 AND FS08 AND FS09 GO TO BOX_03 OTHERWISE, CONTINUE WITH FS10. FS10
In the last 30 days, did {you/you or other
adults in your family} ever
DISPLAY ‘you’ IF ONLY ONE ADULT RU MEMBER IN HOUSEHOLD AS OF DATE OF INTERVIEW. DISPLAY ‘you or other adults in your family’ IF MORE THAN ONE RU MEMBER > OR = 18 YEARS OLD IN HOUSEHOLD AS OF DATE OF INTERVIEW. FS11
In the last 30 days, how many days did this
happen? BOX_03
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