Section 5.10.1

5.10.1 - Locations Where Client Households Are Served

Based on the locations of the providers, we have tabulated information on the approximate locations of households in the client sample. In doing this, we used U.S. Census definitions to define three types of locations: metropolitan, center city; metropolitan, not center city; and nonmetropolitan. Results are presented in Table 5.10.1.

Table 5.10.1

LOCATIONS WHERE CLIENT HOUSEHOLDS ARE SERVED

	Pantry Client Households	Kitchen Client Households	Shelter Client Households	All Client Households
SAMPLE SIZE (N)	24,436	5,441	2,882	32,759
Households with Children
Metropolitan, center city	45.0%	70.1%	74.1%	47.1%
Metropolitan, not center city	38.6%	14.4%	23.7%	36.8%
All Client Households
Metropolitan, center city	48.3%	73.9%	76.6%	53.1%
Metropolitan, not center city	35.2%	16.5%	21.5%	32.1%
Nonmetropolitan	16.5%	9.6%	2.0%	14.9%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Nonmetropolitan	16.4%	15.6%	2.2%	16.1%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
SAMPLE SIZE (N) - Households with children younger than age 18	11,329	812	589	12,730
Household with Seniors
Metropolitan, center city	49.0%	59.1%	69.0%	50.0%
Metropolitan, not center city	33.0%	23.4%	20.5%	32.1%
Nonmetropolitan	18.0%	17.5%	10.4%	17.9%
TOTAL	100%	100%	100%	100%
SAMPLE SIZE (N) - Households with seniors age 65 years or older	5,431	1,093	156	6,680

Source
This table was constructed based on the zip codes of the programs where client interviews were performed.

Notes
The percentages presented in this table are based only on nonmissing and usable data. All usable data were weighted as described in Chapter 3 and in the Technical Appendix volume to represent all emergency food client households of the A2H network. The sample sizes (N) also include missing data.

For all households, missing, don't know, and refusal responses combined are 2.4% for pantry clients, 2.3% for kitchen clients, 2.0% for shelter clients, and 2.4% for all clients.

For households with children younger than age 18, missing, don't know, and refusal responses combined are 2.1% for pantry clients, 3.9% for kitchen clients, 1.2% for shelter clients, and 2.2% for all clients.

For households with seniors, missing, don't know, and refusal responses combined are 3.2% for pantry clients, 1.4% for kitchen clients, 2.2% for shelter clients, and 3.0% for all clients.

Among all client households, 53.1% are served at program sites located in center cities, 32.1% are served at suburban program sites, and the remaining 14.9% are served at rural program sites. Details follow:

Among the client households with children younger than age 18, 47.1% come to programs located in center cities; 36.8% use suburban programs; and 16.1% use rural programs.
Among the client households with seniors age 65 years or older, 50.0% are served in center cities, 32.1% in suburban areas, and 17.9% in rural.
Among all pantry client households, 48.3% are served in center city areas, as compared 35.2% and 16.5% in suburban and nonmetropolitan areas respectively.
The comparable percentages for kitchen households are 73.9%,16.5%, and 9.6%.