Dynamics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation from 2008 to 2012

Joshua Leftin, Nancy Wemmerus, James Mabli, Thomas Godfrey and Stephen Tordella

No 407662, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Excerpts from the Executive Summary: The purpose of this study is to investigate SNAP caseload dynamics and document what drives changes in SNAP participation over time. Understanding participation dynamics is critical to developing effective SNAP policies. The current study explores the following research questions on the dynamics of participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): 1. What factors lead people to enter SNAP? 2. How long do people tend to participate? 3. What factors lead people to exit? 4. How common is program re-entry? 5. How much do people rely on SNAP over time? 6. How does the program serve different groups of clients? 7. How have patterns of participation evolved over time? The data source for the study is the 2008 Panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), a nationally representative, longitudinal survey that collects detailed information on monthly labor force activity, earned income, cash public assistance and other unearned income (such as Social Security and pension payments,), non-cash public assistance, family and household composition, and detailed demographics.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Research Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 327
Date: 2014-12
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.407662

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