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Food Distribution and Food Stamp Program Effects on Food Consumption and Nutritional “Achievement” of Low Income Persons in Kern County, California
Author(s) -
Lane Sylvia
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1240166
Subject(s) - food stamps , food stamp program , agricultural economics , food distribution , consumption (sociology) , food consumption , agriculture , distribution (mathematics) , thiamine , nutrient , low income , economics , geography , demographic economics , medicine , biology , sociology , mathematics , mathematical analysis , social science , ecology , archaeology , pathology , welfare , market economy
Participants in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Distribution Program received more food than they would have purchased with food stamps in the market. These participants had slightly higher achievement ratios for some specific nutrients, such as protein, iron, and thiamine, than did nonparticipants. Food stamp recipients also had somewhat similar gains in nutrients, while spending a lower percentage of money income on food than nonparticipants.