Table 1. Frequencies of the responses from the Brazilian’s Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA). Frequency of Occurrence (%)Food security items regarding the last 3 monthsYesNoDon’t KnowAll respondents (n=123)1 Worried that the food in the household would end before you were able to buy, receive or produce more food68,429,81,82 Food ended before having production or money to buy more food38,660,50,93 Any adult has run out of money (or production) to have a healthy and varied diet66,730,72,7Respondents with children at home (n=83)4 Made it through the month with few food because money or  production was over to feed a child(ren)56,322,521,35 Couldn’t give a child child(ren) a balanced meal because you couldn't afford it80,819,26 Child(ren) not eating enough because couldn't afford enough food34,665,47 Any adult in the household decreased the amount of food in their meals or stopped eating because there was not enough to buy more food.71,228,88 Eaten less than you thought you should because there was not enough food or money to buy food78,819,229 Felt hungry but did not eat because there was not enough food or money to buy food44,353,81,910 Lost weight for not having enough money to buy food38,555,85,711 Any adult in the household skipped a meal or had only one meal a day because they had no production nor money to buy food40,459,612 Decreased the amount of food from the child(ren)’s meal34,663,51,913 Felt hungry but couldn’t buy food32,861,55,714  Stopped/skipped a meal so a child(ren) could eat32,765,41,915  Went without food for a whole day because there wasn’t money to buy food15,482,71,9