Food Security Quiz
10 Questions
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This quiz will give you an approximate idea of how much you know about food security in the region of Durham.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Which risk factors are involved with food insecurity?
- A.
Low birth weight
- B.
Heart disease
- C.
Type II diabetes
- D.
Hypertension
- E.
All of the above
- 2.What is the incidence of low birth weight in Durham Region (per 100 births)?
- A.
6%
- B.
13%
- C.
23%
- D.
26%
- E.
32%
- 3.What is the incidence of diabetes mellitus in Durham Region (per 100 births)?
- A.
8
- B.
14
- C.
16
- D.
23
- E.
28
- 4.What percentage of Durham region households reported food insecurity?
- A.
5%
- B.
9%
- C.
14%
- D.
28%
- E.
34%
- 5.Which level of household income experiences the highest percentage of food insecurity?
- A.
Low
- B.
Middle
- C.
Upper-middle
- D.
Highest
- 6.Which marital status experiences the highest food insecurity?
- A.
Married
- B.
Living with a partner/common law
- C.
Divorced or separated
- D.
Never married
- E.
Widowed
- 7.Which of the following population are key audiences that are at risk for food insecurity?
- A.
Single mothers
- B.
People on social assistance or Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- C.
School student nutrition programs
- D.
All of the above
- 8.Which aspect(s) affects food security?
- A.
Education
- B.
Income
- C.
Employment
- D.
Housing
- E.
All of the above
- 9.What percentage of Durham Region households reported food insecurity in the past 12 months?
- A.
7%
- B.
12%
- C.
18%
- D.
23%
- E.
27%
- 10.Which of the following characteristics does food insecurity reported was reported more often with?
- A.
Current smoker
- B.
Obesity
- C.
Households with children
- D.
Self-related poor/fair general health
- E.
All of the above
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