Table 8 Measurement of consumption coping strategy index
From: Coping with food and nutrition insecurity in Zimbabwe: does household head gender matter?
During the last 7 days, were there days (and, if so, how many) when your household had to employ one of the following strategies (to cope with a lack of food or money to buy it)? | Frequency (number of days from 0 to 7) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
Relied on less preferred, less expensive food | Â | 1 |
Borrowed food or relied on help from friends or relatives | Â | 1 |
Reduced the number of meals eaten per day | Â | 1 |
Reduced portion size of meals | Â | 2 |
Reduction in the quantities consumed by adults/mothers for young children | Â | 3 |