The Food Stamp Program’s Elderly Nutrition Pilot Demonstration: Final Evaluation Design

Merrile Sing, Scott Cody, Michael Sinclair and Rhoda Cohen

No 291978, Contractor and Cooperator Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Low participation rates in the Food Stamp Program (FSP) by poor elderly individuals have been a persistent problem. Historically, no more than one-third of eligible elderly have participated in the FSP—a participation rate far lower than that of any other major demographic group. To address the low participation rates among the elderly, USDA is funding the Elderly Nutrition Demonstrations—six separate pilot programs that are testing three alternative ways to increase elderly participation in the FSP. This report discusses the logistical considerations for evaluating the impacts of the six demonstrations. It presents an overview of the evaluation design, discusses alternative approaches for data collection, presents a schedule for the evaluation, and presents the expected costs of the evaluation.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 81
Date: 2005-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.291978

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