Chapter 4 Household Hunger Scale

4.2 Standardized Questionnaire

Variable Name Question Label Answer Choices
HHhSNoFood_YN In the past [4 weeks/30 days], was there ever no food to eat of any kind in your house because of lack of resources to get food? 1) Yes 0) No
HHhSNoFood_FR How often did this happen in the past [4 weeks/30 days]? 1) Rarely (1–2 times) 2) Sometimes (3–10 times) 3) Often (more than 10 times)
HHhSBedHung_YN In the past [4 weeks/30 days], did you or any household member go to sleep at night hungry because there was not enough food? 1) Yes 0) No
HHhSBedHung_FR How often did this happen in the past [4 weeks/30 days]? 1) Rarely (1–2 times) 2) Sometimes (3–10 times) 3) Often (more than 10 times)
HHhSNotEat_YN In the past [4 weeks/30 days], did you or any household member go to sleep at night hungry because there was not enough food? 1) Yes 0) No
HHhSNotEat_FR How often did this happen in the past [4 weeks/30 days]? 1) Rarely (1–2 times) 2) Sometimes (3–10 times) 3) Often (more than 10 times)

4.2.1 Paper Version of Questionnaire

Here is the standardized module in word format: RBDstandardized_questionnaireHHS

4.2.2 Electronic Version of Questionnaire

Here is the standardized module in xlsform format: RBDstandardized_questionnaireHHS

4.3 Calculation of Household Hunger Scale Indicators

4.3.1 Example data set

Here is the example raw data set: exampledataEnglish_raw

4.3.2 SPSS Syntax

Here is the SPSS syntax file: RBDstandardized_SPSSsyntaxHHS_EN

4.3.3 R Syntax

Here is the R syntax file: RBDstandardized_RsyntaxHHS_EN