Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food insecurity among families with children

Jun Zhang and Steven T. Yen

Journal of Policy Modeling, 2017, vol. 39, issue 1, 52-64

Abstract: The roles of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and parental resources in household food insecurity (FI) are investigated. For husband–wife families with children, SNAP participation reduces the probability of household FI among adults by 8.8%, but increases the probabilities of low food security by 6.1% and very low food security by 2.7%, both among children. The positive effects cast doubt on effectiveness of SNAP alone and call for additional policy measures to improve FI among children. SNAP participation can be promoted by policy instruments such as broad-based categorical eligibility and simplified reporting, and food security by promoting education and providing employment opportunities.

Keywords: Food insecurity; Parental resources; Recursive ordered probability model; SNAP (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C31 I12 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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Working Paper: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Food Insecurity among Families with Children (2014)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2016.05.003

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