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McMaster Okanagan Office of Health & Well-being

Prioritizing Optimal Health & Well-being at McMaster

Food Security

The statements below are questions from the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey for McMaster University. Click on each statement to view the results.

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Participants were asked how often the following statement is true: The food that (I/we) bought just didn’t last, and (I/we) didn’t have money to get more.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: The food that (I/we) bought just didn't last, and (I/we) didn't have enough money to get more. The graph shows the following results: Never true: Selected by approximately 1275 participants. Sometimes true: Selected by approximately 220 participants. Often true: Selected by approximately 50 participants. I don't know: Selected by approximately 75 participants. I prefer not to answer: Selected by approximately 25 participants.

Participants were asked how often the following statement is true: I couldn’t afford to eat balanced meals.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: I couldn't afford to eat balanced meals. The graph shows the following results: Never true: Selected by approximately 1110 participants. Sometimes true: Selected by approximately 390 participants. Often true: Selected by approximately 100 participants. I don't know: Selected by approximately 50 participants. I prefer not to answer: Selected by approximately 25 participants.

Participants were asked: Did you ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn’t enough money for food?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Did you ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food? The graph shows the following results: No: Selected by approximately 1350 participants. Yes: Selected by approximately 300 participants.

Participants were asked: If you answered yes to the previous question, how often did this happen?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: If you answered yes to the previous question, how often did this happen? The graph shows the following results: Almost every month: Selected by approximately 85 participants. Some months but not every month: Selected by approximately 120 participants. Only 1 or 2 months: Selected by approximately 80 participants. I don't know: Selected by approximately 20 participants.

Participants were asked: Did you ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn’t enough money for food?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Did you ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn't enough money for food? The graph shows the following results: No: Selected by approximately 1275 participants. Yes: Selected by approximately 325 participants. I don't know: Selected by approximately 50 participants.

Participants were asked: Were you ever hungry but didn’t eat because there wasn’t enough money for food?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Were you ever hungry but didn't eat because there wasn't enough money for food? The graph shows the following results: No: Selected by approximately 1375 participants. Yes: Selected by approximately 225 participants. I don't know: Selected by approximately 50 participants.

Total Food Security Score. 

Overall Results:

Graph for the Total Food Security Score. The graph shows the following results: Food secure: Selected by approximately 1200 participants. Low food security: Selected by approximately 200 participants. Very low food security: Selected by approximately 175 participants.