Title
SNAP Out of It: A Study of Low-Income Families’ Underutilization of Food Stamps
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2-2016
Abstract
ABSTRACT: The secondary data analysis examined low-income families’ use of Food Stamps and how it related to receipt of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) benefits and other financial help. It employed a nationally representative sample of 54,703 nonelderly adults extracted from a longitudinal data set. Results showed Food Stamps utilization to be associated positively with TANF receipt; in-kind assistance; child-support receipt; number of dependent children; and being African American, female, and disabled and associated negatively with financial support from relatives/friends, family earnings, metropolitan areas, education and occupational skill, age, and being married. The findings’ implications for policy and practice are discussed.
DOI
10.1080/10875549.2015.1094765
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Cheng, Tyrone and Tang, Ning, "SNAP Out of It: A Study of Low-Income Families’ Underutilization of Food Stamps" (2016). Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 115.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/social-work-and-child-advocacy-facpubs/115