APPENDIX C. SUPPLEMENTAL RESULTS Table C.1: Material hardship rates at different SPM threshold levels
0-100% SPM
100-200% SPM
200-300% SPM
300%+ SPM
Which of these statements best describes the food eaten in your household? Enough of the kinds of food we want to eat Enough, but not always the kinds of food we want to eat
44% 41%
53% 37%
65% 30%
82% 17%
Sometimes not enough to eat
13%
9% 1%
5% 1%
1%
Often not enough to eat
2%
0%
I/We worried whether my food would run out before I/we got money to buy more Often
10% 35% 54%
6%
5%
0% 8%
Sometimes
31% 64%
24% 71%
Never
91%
The food I/we bought just didn't last and I/we didn't have money to get more. Often
7%
7%
2%
2% 6%
Sometimes
33% 61%
24% 69%
19% 79%
Never
92%
In the past 12 months, did you not pay the full amount of rent or mortgage because there wasn't enough money? No
68% 32%
68% 32%
85% 15%
87% 13%
Yes
In the past 12 months, did you move in with other people even for a little while because of financial problems? No
97%
95%
98%
98%
Yes
3%
5%
2%
2%
In the past 12 months, did you stay at a shelter, in an abandoned building, an automobile, or any other place not meant for regular housing, even for one night? No
99%
99%
100%
100%
Yes
1%
1%
0%
0%
In the past 12 months, did you not pay the full amount of your phone, gas, oil or electricity bill because there wasn't enough money? No
71% 29%
74% 26%
80% 20%
91%
Yes
9%
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