Likelihood of Using Food Stamps during the Adulthood Years

Rank, Mark R.; Hirschl, Thomas A.

doi:10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60268-6

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“…In keeping with past research on FSP participation rates in the general population, our analyses found that higher levels of educational attainment were associated with lower rates of FSP use (Kirsch et al 1993;Rank and Hirschl 2005;Zedlewski and Rader 2005). As expected, participation in other social assistance programs and family composition that included at least one minor child was associated with higher FSP enrollment (Haider et al 2003;United States General Accounting Office 2004;Zedlewski and Rader 2005).…”

Section: Enabling Characteristicssupporting

confidence: 84%

“…Haider et al (2003) note that program uptake rates are much higher among those with children. This finding is also reflected in Rank and Hirschl's (2005) assertion that female-heads of households with children are more likely to use food stamps and remain on the program for longer periods.…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…Food stamp use was found to be higher for those with disabilities and of longer duration (Rank and Hirschl 2005). Although all respondents in our analyses were living below the poverty line, we included a variable in our calculations indicating household income as a percent of the poverty line in order to identify those in the most extreme poverty.…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Factors that enable program participation include higher educational attainment (Kirsch et al 1993;Rank and Hirschl 2005;Zedlewski and Rader 2005), use of other social assistance programs such as SSI and public assistance (Zedlewski and Rader 2005), and family composition (United States General Accounting Office 2004). Haider et al (2003) note that program uptake rates are much higher among those with children.…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Finally, those individuals who reported that that had functional limitations or difficulty working were more likely to be receiving food stamps. Other research suggests individual with these types of limitations are more likely to use the FSP and to remain in the program for a longer duration (Rank and Hirschl 2005;Rosso and Faux 2003). This higher level of program involvement may be due to the impact of chronic health issues upon long-term need, thus contributing to overcoming any program-associated stigma.…”

Section: Need Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Food Stamp Program Participation Among Impoverished African Americans

Redmond

Fuller‐Thomson

2009

Race Soc Probl

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This study identifies the characteristics of eligible African Americans who are not receiving food stamps. Secondary analysis of the American Community Survey focused on 14,443 African American citizens aged 18 and over who were living below the poverty line. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were used to compare the 6,558 recipients of food stamps with the 7,885 non-recipients. Less than half of impoverished African American adults used food stamps in the previous year. Food stamp use was higher among females, younger respondents, and those who had not completed high school. FSP participation was associated with co-residing with children, receiving welfare benefits and reports of functional limitations. This study can inform food security activism and improved outreach to impoverished African Americans.

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Section: Enabling Characteristicssupporting

confidence: 84%

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 91%

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Need Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Food Stamp Program Participation Among Impoverished African Americans

Redmond

Fuller‐Thomson

2009

Race Soc Probl

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Estimating the Risk of Food Stamp Use and Impoverishment During Childhood

Rank¹,

Hirschl²

2009

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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To estimate the lifetime risk that an American child will reside in a household receiving food stamps and, as a result, will encounter poverty and a heightened exposure to food insecurity. Design: Thirty years of longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics survey data set. Setting: Nationally representative sample of the US population. Participants: Approximately 90 000 childhood years of information are pooled together to create a series of life tables that span the ages of 1 to 20 years. Main Outcome Measure: Self-reporting measure of whether survey households received the Food Stamp Program during the prior year.

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The long‐run prevalence of food insufficiency among older Americans

Levy

2022

Applied Eco Perspectives Pol

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The prevalence of food insufficiency among seniors in any given year is well‐documented, but the prevalence of this hardship over a longer time period in later life is unknown. Using panel data from the Health and Retirement Study, I find that about 8% of seniors report food insufficiency over a 2‐year recall window, while 22% experience it at some point over the two decades of their 60s and 70s. Food insufficiency is not concentrated among a small group of persistently disadvantaged elderly, but is instead a surprisingly common feature of the later life course.

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Likelihood of Using Food Stamps during the Adulthood Years

Cited by 26 publications

References 25 publications

Food Stamp Program Participation Among Impoverished African Americans

Food Stamp Program Participation Among Impoverished African Americans

Estimating the Risk of Food Stamp Use and Impoverishment During Childhood

The long‐run prevalence of food insufficiency among older Americans

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