Age Composition of USDA’s SNAP Caseload Shifts in Response to Economic Conditions, Legislation, and Demographic Trends

Alex Majchrowicz

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2018, vol. June 2018, issue 05

Abstract: In recent years, young children and working-age adults have become a smaller share of the SNAP caseload, and the share of SNAP participants who are elderly has grown.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.302617

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