RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2000 · 64 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesAgricultural EconomicsNutritionFood PolicyFood SecurityPoverty PolicyFood AssistanceFood InsecurityHousehold EconomicsHousehold Food InsecurityIncome DistributionPovertyAgricultural Household WelfareFood Assistance Benefits AdequacyFood Assistance ParticipationFood Insecurity DeterminantsHousehold Food Expenditure PatternsHousehold Food Security SurveyNutrition Assistance Eligibility
Shows that a little more than half of all food stamp participants were children, about nine percent were elderly people, and the remainder were nonelderly adults. Most households lived in poverty, and almost 90 percent contained either a child or an elderly or disabled person.