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Use of Food Pantries and Food Stamps in Low‐Income Households in the United States
Author(s) -
BHATTARAI GANDHI RAJ,
DUFFY PATRICIA A,
RAYMOND JENNIE
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of consumer affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.582
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1745-6606
pISSN - 0022-0078
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2005.00015.x
Subject(s) - food stamp program , food stamps , residence , food insecurity , multivariate probit model , population , probit , low income , economics , business , agricultural economics , demographic economics , geography , food security , agriculture , demography , welfare , sociology , econometrics , archaeology , market economy
Using the Current Population Survey data for 1999, a bivariate probit model was estimated to determine food stamp and food pantries participation for low‐income households. Household income, the level of food insecurity, household structure, and metro versus nonmetro residence affected participation decisions in both programs. Shorter application forms for food stamp benefits encouraged food stamp participation. Food Stamp Program participation and food pantry use were found to be positively correlated.