Section 6.1.2

6.1.2 - Food Stamp Program Participation and Food Insecurity

Table 6.1.2

FOOD STAMP PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND FOOD SECURITY

Food Security Among Clients' Households	Pantry Client Households	Kitchen Client Households	Shelter Client Households	All Client Households
Food Stamp Program Participants
Food secure	28.6%	31.3%	36.4%	29.4%
Food insecure
Food insecure without hunger	35.0%	31.8%	21.4%	33.9%
Food insecure with hunger	36.4%	36.9%	42.2%	36.7%
SUBTOTAL	71.4%	68.7%	63.6%	70.6%
TOTAL	100%	100%	100%	100%
SAMPLE SIZE (N)	24,436	5,441	2,882	32,759
Food Stamp Program Nonparticipants
Food secure	23.9%	27.3%	33.4%	24.3%
Food Insecure
Food insecure without hunger	38.7%	37.7%	19.3%	38.3%
Food insecure with hunger	37.4%	35.0%	47.3%	37.4%
SUBTOTAL	76.1%	72.7%	66.6%	75.7%
SAMPLE SIZE (N) - Food Stamp Program nonparticipants	11,329	812	589	12,730

Source
his table was constructed based on usable responses to Questions 42, 43, 44, 44a, 45, 46, and 47 of the client survey.

Notes
The percentages presented in this table are based only on usable responses, excluding missing, don't know, and refusal responses. All usable responses were weighted as described in Chapter 3 and in the Technical Appendix volume to represent all emergency food clients of the A2H network. The sample sizes (N) also include missing data.

Constructed according to "Guide to Measuring Household Food Security, Revised 2000."

For all households, missing, don't know, and refusal responses combined are 2.1% for pantry clients, 1.8% for kitchen clients, 0.8% for shelter clients, and 2.0% for all clients.

For households with children younger than age 18, missing, don't know, and refusal responses combined are 1.5% for pantry clients, 0.3% for kitchen clients, 0.1% for shelter clients, and 1.4% for all clients.

For households with seniors, missing, don't know, and refusal responses combined are 2.3% for pantry clients, 3.4% for kitchen clients, 0.2% for shelter clients, and 2.4% for all clients.

As will be discussed in detail in Chapter 7 below, approximately 29.8% of A2H clients also receive benefits from the Food Stamp Program. Table 6.1.2 compares food security status among Food Stamp Program participants to that of nonparticipants.

33.9% of the client household receiving food stamps were food insecure without hunger. Another 36.7% were food insecure with hunger.
In comparison, among the client households not receiving food stamps, 38.3% were food insecure without hunger and 37.4% were food insecure with hunger.