Getting enough food can also be a problem for some people. Which of these statements best describes the food eaten in your household before March 13, 2020? Select only one answer.
Asked of: All persons born before 2002
Household food sufficiency before March 2020 · Asked in 21 waves, 2020 · 1,786,711 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week01, week02, week03, week04, week05, week06, week07, week08, week09, week10, week11, week12, week13, week14, week15, week16, week17, week18, week19, week20, week21.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Enough of the kinds of food (I/we) wanted to eat |
|---|
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 21 (2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21 | web | 69,944 | 64,167 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 20 (2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07 | web | 72,484 | 66,513 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 19 (2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23 | web | 71,939 | 65,649 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 18 (2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09 | web | 58,729 | 53,636 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 17 (2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26 | web | 88,716 | 81,466 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 16 (2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12 | web |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Enough, but not always the kinds of food (I/we) wanted to eat |
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| Sometimes not enough to eat |
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| Often not enough to eat |
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| n |
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| MoE |
|---|
| All respondents | 69% | 21% | 8% | 3% | 64167 | ±0.8 | |
| 18–29 | 65% | 23% | 9% | 3% | 5153 | ±2 | |
| 30–44 | 65% | 21% | 10% | 3% | 17526 | ±1 | |
| 45–64 | 68% | 20% | 9% | 2% | 24938 | ±1 | |
| 65+ | 77% | 18% | 3% | 2% | 16550 | ±2 |
Household Pulse Survey, Week 21 (2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21) · US adults 18+ living in housing units (50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 95,604 |
| 88,031 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 15 (2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28 | web | 99,302 | 91,544 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 14 (2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14 | web | 110,019 | 101,297 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 13 (2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31 | web | 109,051 | 99,974 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 12 (2020-07-16 to 2020-07-21) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons. | 2020-07-16 to 2020-07-21 | web | 86,792 | 85,642 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 11 (2020-07-09 to 2020-07-14) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons. | 2020-07-09 to 2020-07-14 | web | 91,605 | 90,404 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 10 (2020-07-02 to 2020-07-07) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons. | 2020-07-02 to 2020-07-07 | web | 90,767 | 89,613 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 9 (2020-06-25 to 2020-06-30) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons. | 2020-06-25 to 2020-06-30 | web | 98,663 | 97,368 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 8 (2020-06-18 to 2020-06-23) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons. | 2020-06-18 to 2020-06-23 | web | 108,062 | 106,801 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 7 (2020-06-11 to 2020-06-16) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons. | 2020-06-11 to 2020-06-16 | web | 73,472 | 72,692 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 6 (2020-06-04 to 2020-06-09) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons. | 2020-06-04 to 2020-06-09 | web | 83,302 | 82,015 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 5 (2020-05-28 to 2020-06-02) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons. | 2020-05-28 to 2020-06-02 | web | 105,066 | 103,614 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 4 (2020-05-21 to 2020-05-26) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons. | 2020-05-21 to 2020-05-26 | web | 101,215 | 99,629 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 3 (2020-05-14 to 2020-05-19) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons. | 2020-05-14 to 2020-05-19 | web | 132,961 | 131,322 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 2 (2020-05-07 to 2020-05-12) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons. | 2020-05-07 to 2020-05-12 | web | 41,996 | 41,538 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 1 (2020-04-23 to 2020-05-05) Source variable PRIFOODSUF. Universe: All persons. | 2020-04-23 to 2020-05-05 | web | 74,413 | 73,796 |