Section 6.2.1n

6.2.1n - Estimated Number of Households, by Indicators of Food Insecurity

Table 6.2.1N shows that more than 2.8 million A2H households feel that in the last 12 months, the food they bought often "just didn't last" and they lacked money to buy more.

Table 6.2.1n

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, BY INDICATORS OF FOOD INSECURITY

	Pantry Client Households	Kitchen Client Households	Shelter Client Households	Adult Clients at All Program Sites
"The food we bought just didn't last, and we didn't have money to get more." In the last 12 months, was that ... ?
Often true	2,357,900	331,100	164,300	2,853,300
Sometimes true	3,394,500	446,600	256,060	4,097,160
Never true	1,547,600	322,300	199,640	2,069,540
"We couldn't afford to eat balanced meals." In the last 12 months, was that ... ?
Often true	1,598,700	275,000	181,040	2,054,740
Sometimes true	3,226,600	393,800	203,980	3,824,380
Never true	2,474,700	431,200	234,980	3,140,880
ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF CLIENT HOUSEHOLDS	7,300,000	1,100,000	620,000	9,020,000

Other findings are:

More than 4 million households indicated that it was sometimes true their food did not last.
2.1 million households said they often could not afford to eat balanced meals, and 3.8 million said this was sometimes true.