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General Information
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| Evaluator(s) |
Abt Associates, Inc.
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| Investigator(s) |
Robert Kornfeld
(Abt Associates, Inc.)
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| Sponsor(s) |
Not applicable
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| Funder(s) |
US Department of Agriculture
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| Consultant(s) |
Not applicable
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| Subcontractor(s) |
Not applicable
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF
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| Status |
Completed (final report released)
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| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation
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| Goal |
This report analyzes the possible effects of the economy and recent policy changes on trends in food stamp
caseloads from 1987-1999, and seeks to account for the sharp decline in caseloads after 1994. The report
studies food stamp receipt among different types of households — such as single- and multiple-adult households
with children, and adults and elderly persons living separately —because recent policy changes probably had
different impacts on different types of households. The proportion of the population receiving food stamps is
estimated for each type of household and for each state and year from 1987 to 1999, using administrative data on
food stamp participants and population data from the Current Population Survey. This report analyzes the
relationship between these measures of caseloads and measures of economic trends and policy changes, taking
advantage of the “natural experiment” provided by variation in policy changes across states and over time.
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| Program/Policy Description |
The study analyzed food stamp receipt among different
types of households, such as single- and multiple-adult households with children and adults and elderly persons living separately.
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| Notes |
No notes reported.
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| Last Updated |
03/20/03
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| Type of Summary |
Reviewed
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| External Reviewer(s) |
Robert Kornfeld
(Abt Associates, Inc.)
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| Contact(s) |
Robert Kornfeld (Robert_Kornfeld@abtassoc.com)
Abt Associates, Inc.
4800 Montgomery Lane
(T) (301) - 913-0593
(F) (301) 718-3108
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| Publications Department |
Abt Publications (not reported)
Abt Associates, Inc.
4808 Montgomery Lane
(T) not reported
(F) not reported
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| Submitter(s) |
Robert Kornfeld (Robert_Kornfeld@abtassoc.com)
Abt Associates, Inc.
4800 Montgomery Lane
(T) (301) - 913-0593
(F) (301) 718-3108
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Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Single parent families
Two-parent families
Low-income households
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| Subgroups Analyzed |
None
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| Sample Size and Unit |
Approximately 50,000 households of food stamp recipients and leavers from 1987-1999
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| Execution |
This study analyzes the proportion of the population that receives food stamps by state, by year (1987-1999), and by type of household (single- and multiple-adult households with children, adults and elderly living separately, elderly living with others, and child-only units.)
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Sites Studied
All 50 states and Washington DC
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