Participation Among the Elderly in the Food Stamp Program

The Influence of African American Representation on State AFDC Policy

“…This variable is a measure of the average number of square miles serviced by each state AFDC application office. 5 Hollonbeck and Ohls (1984) reported that eligible food stamp participants were more likely to live closer to a food stamp office than eligible nonparticipants. Tschoepe Poverty rate Haveman, Danziger, and Plotnick (1991, 3) Tax capacity Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (1990, 132) Access…”