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Measuring Food Insecurity and Hunger: Phase 1 Report (2005)
Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT)

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Measuring Food Insecurity and Hunger: Phase 1 Report

TABLE 2-1 Prevalence of Food Security, Food Insecurity, and Hunger by Year (Percentage)

Unit

Food Secure

Food Insecure Without Hunger

Food Insecure With Hunger

Households

1998

88.2

8.1

3.7

1999

89.9

7.1

3.0

2000

89.5

7.3

3.1

2001

89.3

7.4

3.3

2002

88.9

7.6

3.5

2003

88.8

7.7

3.5

All individuals (by food security status of household)*

1998

86.5

9.8

3.7

1999

88.5

8.6

2.9

2000

87.9

9.0

3.1

2001

87.8

8.9

3.3

2002

87.5

9.1

3.4

2003

87.3

9.3

3.4

Adults (by food security status of household)*

1998

88.8

7.9

3.3

1999

90.5

7.0

2.5

2000

89.9

7.3

2.8

2001

89.8

7.3

3.0

2002

89.5

7.5

3.0

2003

89.2

7.7

3.1

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