Canadian Income Survey - 2021

Table of contents

Labour market activity and school attendance (ACT1)
ACT1_R01 The next questions are about your activities between January and December 2021, as well as the activities of other members of your household.
   
ACT1_Q01
Q2
Did you work at a job or business in 2021?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
ACT1_Q05
Q3
During 2021, how many weeks did you work at a job or business?
  Count every week worked, no matter the number of hours.
Include: vacation, maternity or parental leave, illness, strikes, lock-outs.
Please include weeks not worked in 2021 due to circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic if these weeks were paid by the employer.
   
ACT1_Q10
Q4
During those weeks, how many hours did you usually work per week at all jobs?
  If the number of work hours varied from week to week, please provide an average.
   
ACT1_Q15
Q5
Considering all the jobs you held in 2021, did you work:
  Select all that apply.
  1. As an employee
  2. As self-employed
  3. In a family business without pay
   
ACT1_Q20
Q6
During 2021, how many weeks were you without work and looking for work?
  Include temporary lay-offs.
Exclude weeks as a full-time student.
   
ACT1_Q25
Q7
What was your main activity during the weeks when you were neither working nor looking for work?
  1. Ill, or disabled and unable to work
  2. Took care of home or family
  3. Went to school
  4. Retired
  5. Other – Specify
   
ACT1_Q30
Q8
Did you attend a school, college, CEGEP or university at any time between January and December 2021?
  Include attendance only for courses that can be used as credit towards a certificate, diploma or degree.
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
ACT1_Q35
Q9
Were you enrolled as a full-time student, a part-time student or both full-time and part-time?
  1. A full-time student
  2. A part-time student
  3. Both full-time and part-time student
   
ACT1_Q40
Q10
Did you receive any money from a scholarship, bursary or fellowship in 2021?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
ACT1_Q45
Q11
What was the total amount you received in 2021?
   
Support payments received (SCC1)
SCC1_R05 The next questions are about support payments and child care expenses.
   
SCC1_Q05
Q12
Between January and December 2021, did you receive support payments from a former spouse or partner?
  By support payments we mean a formal agreement for spousal support, alimony, separation allowance, or child support.
Include only support payments actually received.
Exclude gifts or additional transfers of money.
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
SCC1_Q10
Q13
What is your best estimate of the amount of support payments you received in 2021?
  Include only support payments actually received.
Exclude gifts or additional transfers of money.
   
Support payments paid (SCC2)
SCC2_Q05
Q14
Between January and December 2021, did you make support payments to a former spouse or partner?
  By support payments we mean a formal agreement for spousal support, alimony, separation allowance, or child support.
Include only support payments actually paid.
Exclude gifts or additional transfers of money.
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
SCC2_Q10
Q15
What is your best estimate of the total amount you paid in support payments in 2021?
  Include only support payments actually paid.
Exclude gifts or additional transfers of money.
   
Childcare expenses (SCC3)
SCC3_Q05
Q16
Between January and December 2021, did you pay for child care, so that you could work at your paid job(s)?
  Include child care paid during school holidays.
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
SCC3_Q10
Q17
What is your best estimate of the total amount you paid for child care in 2021?
  Reminder: The COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted the amount usually paid for child care. Please only include the amount actually paid in 2021.
Exclude any amount previously reported. Enter "0" if the entire amount was previously entered.
   
Inter-household transfers – amounts received (IHT1)
IHT1_R05 The next questions are about money transfers between people not living in the same dwelling.
   
IHT1_Q05
Q18
Excluding spousal and child support payments from a formal agreement, did anyone not living with you help to pay for your living expenses by giving you money or paying bills, between January and December 2021?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
IHT1_Q10
Q19
Between January and December 2021, did anyone not living with you help to pay for your living expenses by giving you money or paying bills?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
IHT1_Q15
Q20
In total, how much did you receive from anyone not living with you in 2021?
  Do not double-count any amounts received by the household that were already reported. Please enter "0" if the entire amount was previously entered.
   
Inter-household transfers – amounts paid (IHT2)
IHT2_Q05
Q21
Excluding spousal and child support payments from a formal agreement, did you help anyone not living with you pay for their living expenses by giving them money or paying their bills, between January and December 2021?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
IHT2_Q10
Q22
Between January and December 2021, did you help anyone not living with you pay for their living expenses by giving them money or paying their bills?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
IHT2_Q15
Q23
In total, how much did you give to anyone not living with you in 2021?
  Do not double-count any amounts paid by the household that were already reported. Please enter "0" if the entire amount was previously entered.
   
Total personal income (INC1)
INC1_R05 Now a question about total personal income.
   
INC1_Q05
Q24
What is your best estimate of your total personal income, before taxes and deductions, from all sources during the year ending December 31, 2021?
  Income can come from various sources such as from work, investments, pensions or government. Examples include Employment Insurance, social assistance, child benefits and other income such as child support, spousal support (alimony) and rental income. Capital gains should not be included in the personal income.
   
INC1_Q10
Q25
For the year ending December 31, 2021, can you estimate in which of the following groups your total personal income fell? Was it:
  1. Less than $30,000, including  income loss
  2. $30,000 and more
   
INC1_Q15
Q25
Please indicate the income range
  1. Less than $5,000
  2. $5,000 to less than $10,000
  3. $10,000 to less than $15,000
  4. $15,000 to less than $20,000
  5. $20,000 to less than $25,000
  6. $25,000 to less than $30,000
   
INC1_Q20
Q25
Please indicate the income range
  1. $30,000 to less than $40,000
  2. $40,000 to less than $50,000
  3. $50,000 to less than $60,000
  4. $60,000 to less than $70,000
  5. $70,000 to less than $80,000
  6. $80,000 to less than $90,000
  7. $90,000 to less than $100,000
  8. $100,000 and over
   
INC1_Q25
Q26
Does this amount include any social assistance payments?
  Exclude employment insurance (including for maternity leave), workers' compensation, Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Quebec Pension Plan (QPP), child benefits and COVID-19 benefits.
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
Introduction to the disability screening questions (PDSQ)
PDSQ_R05 In order to reduce the length of the questionnaire and to obtain additional information about the relationship between income and persons with and without a disability, one person has been randomly selected in your household for the next set of questions.  In your household, you have been selected.
   
Disability screening questions (DSQ)
DSQ_R01 The following questions are about difficulties you may have doing certain activities. Only difficulties or long-term conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more should be considered.
   
DSQ_Q01
Q27
Do you have any difficulty seeing? Would you say:
  1. No
  2. Sometimes
  3. Often
  4. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q02
Q28
Do you wear glasses or contact lenses to improve your vision?
  Would you say:
  1. Yes
  2. No
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q03
Q29
[Which/With your glasses or contact lenses, which] of the following best describes your ability to see?
  Would you say:
  1. No difficulty seeing
  2. Some difficulty seeing
  3. A lot of difficulty seeing
  4. You are legally blind
  5. You are blind
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q04
Q30
How often does this [difficulty seeing/seeing condition] limit your daily activities?
  Would you say:
  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q05
Q31
Do you have any difficulty hearing?
  Would you say:
  1. No
  2. Sometimes
  3. Often
  4. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q06
Q32
Do you use a hearing aid or cochlear implant?
  Would you say:
  1. Yes
  2. No
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q07
Q33
[Which/With your hearing aid or cochlear implant, which] of the following best describes your ability to hear?
  Would you say:
  1. No difficulty hearing
  2. Some difficulty hearing
  3. A lot of difficulty hearing
  4. You cannot hear at all
  5. You are deaf
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q08
Q34
How often does this [difficulty hearing/hearing condition] limit your daily activities?
  Would you say:
  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q09
Q35
Do you have any difficulty walking, using stairs, using your hands or fingers or doing other physical activities?
  Would you say:
  1. No
  2. Sometimes
  3. Often
  4. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_R10 The following questions are about your ability to move around, even when using an aid such as a cane.
   
DSQ_Q10
Q36
How much difficulty do you have walking on a flat surface for 15 minutes without resting?
  This refers to your regular walking pace.
If you use an aid for minimal support such as a cane, walking stick or crutches, please answer this question based on your ability to walk when using these aids.
  Would you say:
  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. You cannot do at all
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q11
Q37
How much difficulty do you have walking up or down a flight of stairs, about 12 steps without resting?
  This refers to your regular walking pace.
If you use an aid for minimal support such as a cane, walking stick or crutches, please answer this question based on your ability to walk when using these aids.
  Would you say:
  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. You cannot do at all
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q12
Q38
How often [does this difficulty walking/does this difficulty using stairs/do these difficulties] limit your daily activities?
  Would you say:
  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q13
Q39
How much difficulty do you have bending down and picking up an object from the floor?
  Would you say:
  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. You cannot do at all
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q14
Q40
How much difficulty do you have reaching in any direction, for example, above your head?
  Would you say:
  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. You cannot do at all
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q15
Q41
How often [does this difficulty bending down and picking up an object/'does this difficulty reaching/do these difficulties] limit your daily activities?
  Would you say:
  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q16
Q42
How much difficulty do you have using your fingers to grasp small objects like a pencil or scissors?
  Would you say:
  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. You cannot do at all
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q17
Q43
How often does this difficulty using your fingers limit your daily activities?
  Would you say:
  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_R18 The following questions are about pain due to a long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more.
   
DSQ_Q18
Q44
Do you have pain that is always present?
  Would you say:
  1. Yes
  2. No
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q19
Q45
Do you [also] have periods of pain that reoccur from time to time?
  Would you say:
  1. Yes
  2. No
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q20
Q46
How often does this pain limit your daily activities?
  If you have both pain that is always present and pain that reoccurs from time to time, consider the pain that bothers you the most. If your pain is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
  Would you say:
  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q21
Q47
When you are experiencing this pain, how much difficulty do you have with your daily activities?
  If you have both pain that is always present and pain that reoccurs from time to time, consider the pain that bothers you the most. If your pain is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
  Would you say:
  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. You cannot do most activities
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_R22 Please answer only for difficulties or long-term conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
   
DSQ_Q22
Q48
Do you have any difficulty learning, remembering or concentrating?
  Would you say:
  1. No
  2. Sometimes
  3. Often
  4. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q23
Q49
Do you think you have a condition that makes it difficult in general for you to learn? This may include learning disabilities such as dyslexia, hyperactivity, attention problems, etc.
  Would you say:
  1. Yes
  2. No
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q24
Q50
Has a teacher, doctor or other health care professional ever said that you had a learning disability?
  Would you say:
  1. Yes
  2. No
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q25
Q51
How often are your daily activities limited by this condition?
  Would you say:
  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q26
Q52
How much difficulty do you have with your daily activities because of this condition?
  Would you say:
  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. You cannot do most activities
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q27
Q53
Has a doctor, psychologist or other health care professional ever said that you had a developmental disability or disorder? This may include Down syndrome, autism, Asperger syndrome, mental impairment due to lack of oxygen at birth, etc.
  Would you say:
  1. Yes
  2. No
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q28
Q54
How often are your daily activities limited by this condition?
  Would you say:
  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q29
Q55
How much difficulty do you have with your daily activities because of this condition?
  Would you say:
  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. You cannot do most activities
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q30
Q56
Do you have any ongoing memory problems or periods of confusion?
  Exclude occasional forgetfulness such as not remembering where you put your keys.
  Would you say:
  1. Yes
  2. No
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q31
Q57
How often are your daily activities limited by this problem?
  If the problem is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using your medication or therapy.
  Would you say:
  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q32
Q58
How much difficulty do you have with your daily activities because of this problem?
  If the problem is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
  Would you say:
  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. You cannot do most activities
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_R33 Please remember that your answers will be kept strictly confidential.
   
DSQ_Q33
Q59
Do you have any emotional, psychological or mental health conditions?
  e.g., anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, anorexia, etc.
  Would you say:
  1. No
  2. Sometimes
  3. Often
  4. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q34
Q60
How often are your daily activities limited by this condition?
  If the condition is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
  Would you say:
  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q35
Q61
When you are experiencing this condition, how much difficulty do you have with your daily activities?
  If the condition is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
  Would you say:
  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. You cannot do most activities
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q36
Q62
Do you have any other health problem or long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more?
  Exclude any health problems previously reported.
  Would you say:
  1. Yes
  2. No
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q37
Q63
How often does this health problem or long-term condition limit your daily activities?
  If you have more than one other health problem or condition, please answer based on the health problem or condition that limits your daily activities the most.
  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_R38 The following questions are about pain due to a long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more.
   
DSQ_Q38
Q64
Do you have pain that is always present?
  Would you say:
  1. Yes
  2. No
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q39
Q65
Do you [also] have periods of pain that reoccur from time to time?
  Would you say:
  1. Yes
  2. No
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q40
Q66
How often does this pain limit your daily activities?
  If you have both pain that is always present and pain that reoccurs from time to time, consider the pain that bothers you the most. If your pain is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
  Would you say:
  1. Never
  2. Rarely
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Always
  9. Don't know
   
DSQ_Q41
Q67
When you are experiencing this pain, how much difficulty do you have with your daily activities?
  If you have both pain that is always present and pain that reoccurs from time to time, consider the pain that bothers you the most. If your pain is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
  Would you say:
  1. No difficulty
  2. Some difficulty
  3. A lot of difficulty
  4. You cannot do most activities
  9. Don't know
   
Unmet health care needs (UCN)
UCN_Q005
Q68
During the past 12 months, was there ever a time when you felt that you needed health care, other than homecare services, but you did not receive it?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
UCN_Q010
Q69
Thinking of the most recent time you felt this way, why didn't you get care?
  Select all that apply.
  1. Care not available in the area
  2. Care not available at time required (e.g., doctor busy, away from office or no longer at that practice, inconvenient hours)
  3. Do not have a regular health care provider
  4. Waiting time too long
  5. Appointment was cancelled
  6. Felt would receive inadequate care
  7. Cost
  8. Decided not to seek care
  9. Doctor didn't think it was necessary
  10. Transportation issue
  11. Other
   
UCN_Q015
Q70
Again, thinking of the most recent time, what was the type of care that was needed?
  Select all that apply.
  1. Treatment of a chronic physical health condition diagnosed by a health professional
  2. Treatment of a chronic mental health condition diagnosed by a health professional
  3. Treatment of an acute infectious disease (e.g., cold, flu and stomach flu)
  4. Treatment of an acute physical condition (non-infectious)
  5. Treatment of an acute mental health condition (e.g., acute stress reaction)
  6. A regular check-up (including pre-natal care)
  7. Care of an injury
  8. Dental care
  9. Medication / Prescription refill
  10. Other
   
UCN_Q020
Q71
Did you actively try to obtain the health care that was needed?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
UCN_Q025
Q72
Where did you try to get the service you were seeking?
  Select all that apply.
  1. A doctor's office
  2. A hospital outpatient clinic
  3. A community health centre [or CLSC]
  4. A walk-in clinic
  5. An emergency department or emergency room
  6. Other
   
Financial difficulty due to disability (FDD)
FDD_Q05
Q73
In 2021, have you and your household experienced significant financial difficulty because of a long term disability or health problem of a member of you household? Would you say:
  1. Yes, sometimes
  2. Yes, often
  3. No
   
Owners and renters (DWL)
DWL_R05 The next series of questions will be about your dwelling.
   
DWL_Q05
Q74
Is this dwelling part of a condominium development?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
DWL_Q10
Q75
Is this dwelling in need of any repairs?
  Do not include desirable remodelling or additions.
  Would you say:
  1. No, only regular maintenance is needed, for example, painting, furnace cleaning
  2. Yes, minor repairs are needed, for example, missing or loose floor tiles, bricks or shingles, defective steps, railing or siding
  3. Yes, major repairs are needed, for example, defective plumbing or electrical wiring, structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings
   
Owners (OWN)
OWN_Q05
Q76
Does anyone in your household operate a farm on this property?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
OWN_Q10
Q77
Does anyone in your household operate a business from this dwelling or property?
  Property is interpreted as the land and buildings associated with the dwelling.
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
OWN_Q15
Q78
How many bedrooms are there in this dwelling?
  Please include all rooms designed as bedrooms even if they are now used for something else, for example, as guest rooms or television rooms.
Do not count rooms used solely for business purposes.
Include all rooms used as bedrooms now, even if they were not originally built as bedrooms, such as bedrooms in a finished basement.
For a one-room dwelling or bachelor apartment, please enter zero.
   
OWN_Q20
Q79
Is there a mortgage on this dwelling?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
OWN_Q25
Q80
Are property taxes included in your mortgage payments?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
OWN_Q30
Q81
Do you have more than one mortgage on your dwelling?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
OWN_Q35
Q82
How often do you make regular mortgage payments?
  1. Weekly
  2. Every two weeks
  3. Twice a month
  4. Monthly
  5. Quarterly
  6. Twice a year
  7. Annually
  8. Other – Specify
   
OWN_Q45
Q83
How much do you pay for each of these regular mortgage payments, including your property taxes?
  Exclude irregular and lump sum payments.
   
OWN_Q50
Q84
How much do you pay for each of these regular mortgage payments?
  Exclude irregular and lump sum payments.
   
OWN_Q55
Q85
How much do you pay monthly for all these mortgages, including your property taxes?
  Exclude irregular and lump sum payments.
   
OWN_Q65
Q87
What is the total annual property tax bill for this dwelling?
  Include school taxes, special service charges and local improvements.
   
OWN_Q70
Q88
Is water included in the payments just mentioned?
  Payments just mentioned could include mortgage payments and property taxes.
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
OWN_Q75
Q89
What is the regular monthly condominium fee for this dwelling?
   
OWN_Q80
Q90
Are any of the following items included in the payments just mentioned?
  Payments just mentioned could include mortgage payments, property taxes and condo fees.
Select all that apply.
  1. Electricity
  2. Heating fuel
  3. Water
  4. None of the above
   
Food security (FSC)
FSC_R010 The following statements may describe the food situation for your household in the past 12 months. Please indicate if the statement was often true, sometimes true or never true for you and other household members in the past 12 months.
   
FSC_Q010A
Q91a
You and other household members worried that food would run out before you got money to buy more
  1. Often true
  2. Sometimes true
  3. Never true
   
FSC_Q010B
Q91b
The food that you and other household members bought just didn't last and there wasn't any money to get more
  1. Often true
  2. Sometimes true
  3. Never true
   
FSC_Q010C
Q91c
You and other household members couldn't afford to eat balanced meals
  1. Often true
  2. Sometimes true
  3. Never true
   
FSC_Q010D
Q91d
You or other adults in your household relied on only a few kinds of low-cost food to feed the children because you were running out of money to buy food
  1. Often true
  2. Sometimes true
  3. Never true
   
FSC_Q010E
Q91e
You or other adults in your household couldn't feed the children a balanced meal because you couldn't afford it
  1. Often true
  2. Sometimes true
  3. Never true
   
FSC_Q015
Q92
The children were not eating enough because you or other adults in your household just couldn't afford enough food. Would you say:
  1. Often true
  2. Sometimes true
  3. Never true
   
FSC_R020 The following few questions are about the food situation in the past 12 months for you or any other adults in your household.
   
FSC_Q020A
Q93
In the past 12 months, since last [current month], did you or other adults in your household ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
FSC_Q020B
Q93
How often did this happen? Was it:
  1. Almost every month
  2. Some months but not every month
  3. Only 1 or 2 months
   
FSC_Q025A
Q94
In the past 12 months, did you (personally) ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn't enough money to buy food?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
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Q95
In the past 12 months, were you (personally) ever hungry but didn't eat because you couldn't afford enough food?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
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Q96
In the past 12 months, did you (personally) lose weight because you didn't have enough money for food?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
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Q97
In the past 12 months, did you or other adults in your household ever not eat for a whole day because there wasn't enough money for food?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
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Q97
How often did this happen? Was it:
  1. Almost every month
  2. Some months but not every month
  3. Only 1 or 2 months
   
FSC_R040A Now, a few questions on the food experiences for children in your household.
   
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Q98
In the past 12 months, did you or other adults in your household ever cut the size of any of the children's meals because there wasn't enough money for food?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
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Q99
In the past 12 months, did any of the children ever skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
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Q99
How often did this happen? Was it:
  1. Almost every month
  2. Some months but not every month
  3. Only 1 or 2 months
   
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Q100
In the past 12 months, were any of the children ever hungry but you just couldn't afford more food?
  1. Yes
  2. No
   
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Q101
In the past 12 months, did any of the children ever not eat for a whole day because there wasn't enough money for food?
  1. Yes
  2. No