I got aggressively hunted down by a census surveyor about 20 years ago (calling repeatedly, showing up at my door/doorman’s), until I finally took their survey on “food insecurity”.
And it was ridiculous. Ran along the lines of do you ever open the fridge and not find something tempting, nutritious and easily prepared for a meal or snack? Do you ever find yourself hungry at some point in the day?
Long time ago, and it wasn’t that exactly, but question after question was framed to make it hard for you not to answer in some way that they could interpret as a deprivation.
My hub and I say “we are poor, hungry seniors” nearly every evening...we don’t generally eat big meals, and we fast @12 hrs every day...thus, we sometimes go to bed hungry.
And, we do not support food drives or giveaways like some lib friends who work at the “food pantry” weekly. It is such a scam.