Analysis of Household Expenditures in Relation to the Food Stamp Program Benefit Structure – Final Report

Paul Boldin and John Burghardt

No 388981, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Excerpt from the Executive Summary: The fundamental objective of the Food Stamp Program (FSP) is to increase the capacity of low-income households to purchase food and obtain a nutritionally adequate diet. To accomplish this objective, the design of the program's benefit structure relies on several important assumptions about how low-income households spend their income. FNS sought information about the accuracy of these assumptions by funding a research project to analyze the actual expenditure behavior of low-income households based on data from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys (the CEX). This report presents the results of the investigation.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Research Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 152
Date: 1989-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.388981

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