Item label	Food security questionnaire used in 2010 survey	Food security questionnaire used in 2015 survey (Arab family food security scale)
1. Inadequate quality food (food sufficiency question)*	Which of these sentences applies the most to the food eaten by your household during the past 6 months? We had enough to eat of the kinds of food we wanted We had enough to eat but not always the kinds of food we wanted Sometimes we did not have enough to eat Often we did not have enough to eat	Which of these sentences applies the most to the food eaten by your household during the past 6 months? We had enough to eat of the kinds of food we wanted We had enough to eat but not always the kinds of food we wanted Sometimes we did not have enough to eat Often we did not have enough to eat
2. Concerned food would run out		In the last 6 months, was there a time when you were concerned that you would run out of food for your household for the next month? (Yes/No)
3. Food bought didn’t last†	Tell me if this statement applies to you most of the time, sometimes, or never: “The food that we bought did not last us and we didn’t have money to buy more”	In the past 6 months, has it ever happened that the food you bought was not enough and you didn’t have money to buy more? (Yes/No)
4. Not enough of some foods	Are there any foods you feel your family does not eat enough of? (Yes/No) If yes, specify:	Were there any foods you feel your family did not eat enough of in the last 6 months? (Yes/No) If yes, specify:
5. Cut size of meal†	In the past 6 months, did you or any other adult in your household ever cut the size of your meal because there was not enough food? (Yes, almost every month, yes, but not every month, yes in only 1 or 2 months, never)	In the past 6 months, did you or any other adult in your household ever cut the size of your meal because there was not enough food? (Yes/No)
6. Skipped meal†	In the past 6 months, did you or any other household members ever skip a meal because there was not enough food? (Yes, almost every month, yes, but not every month, yes in only 1 or 2 months, never)	In the past 6 months, did you or any other household members ever skip a meal because there was not enough food? (Yes/No)
7. Did not eat whole day or went to bed hungry†	In the past 6 months did you or any member in your household not eat for a whole day or go to bed hungry because there was not enough food? (Yes, almost every month, yes, but not every month, yes in only 1 or 2 months, never)	In the past 6 months did you or any member in your household not eat for a whole day or go to bed hungry because there was not enough food? (Yes/No)