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Characteristics of Food Stamp Households, September 1975

Carolyn L. Merck and Stephen A. Schroffel

No 404195, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Table of Contents: Introduction --- Highlights of Findings --- Sampling Plan --- Survey Findings (Distribution by Household Size – Distribution of Gross Income – Distribution of Net Income – Income Sources [Salaries, Wages, and Self-Employment Income – Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) – General Assistance – Social Security – Student Aid – Veterans’ Benefits – Other Income Sources] – Deductions [Total Deductions – Shelter Deductions – Medical Deductions – Mandatory Deductions] – Zero Net-Income Households – The Elderly [Total Deductions of the Elderly – Work Status of the Elderly] – Work Status of Household Heads – Students – Age and Sex of Household Heads [Female-Headed Households – Male-Headed Households] – Certification Period – Assets – Purchase Requirements – Puerto Rico) --- Tabulations of Survey Data (Tables 1-33) --- Appendix --- Form FNS-237 (Transcription of Income and Household Characteristics).

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Research Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 118
Date: 1976-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.404195

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