Table 1 Percentage of households that experienced specific food insecurity conditions in the past 4 weeks preceding the survey (N = 555) in Northwest Ethiopia
| Frequency | Worry For household food supply | Lack preferred food | Ate repeated food item | Ate inferior food | Cut meal portion | Cut meal frequency | No food in the house | Go bed hungry | Stay all the day without food |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never | 13.9 | 26.7 | 31.2 | 39.5 | 49.0 | 53.2 | 91.7 | 84.0 | 98.7 |
| Rarely | 17.1 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 18.7 | 31.2 | 27.2 | 5.8 | 12.1 | .9 |
| Sometimes | 20.9 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 29.4 | 15.3 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .4 |
| Often | 48.1 | 31.7 | 27.7 | 12.4 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 0.9 |