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Food Stamps in Rural America: Special Issues and Common Themes

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  • Sheena M. McConnell
  • James C. Ohls

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The paper examines how well the Food Stamp Program services households in nonmetropolitan areas. It concludes that, overall, the program is at least as successful at serving low-income households in nonmetro as in metro areas. Participation rates among program-eligible households are higher in nonmetro than in metro areas. Recent national declines in participation rates are found to have occurred largely in metro areas. Survey data suggest that rates of satisfaction with the program are relatively high overall and are at least as high among nonmetro households as they are amoung households living in metro areas.

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  • Sheena M. McConnell & James C. Ohls, 2000. "Food Stamps in Rural America: Special Issues and Common Themes," JCPR Working Papers 182, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:wop:jopovw:182
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    1. repec:mpr:mprres:2615 is not listed on IDEAS
    2. repec:mpr:mprres:2635 is not listed on IDEAS
    3. James C. Ohls & Michael Ponza & Lorenzo Moreno & Amy Zambrowski & Rhoda Cohen, "undated". "Food Stamp Participants' Access to Food Retailers," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 4a861f9b93224a37bcc09b127, Mathematica Policy Research.
    4. Sheena McConnell & Michael Ponza & Rhoda R. Cohen, "undated". "Report on the Pretest of the Reaching the Working Poor and Poor Elderly Survey: Volume I," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 68a3ac0a15a34347915c18c15, Mathematica Policy Research.
    5. Michael Ponza & Sheena McConnell, "undated". "Reaching the Working Poor and Poor Elderly: Interim Report on Focus Groups," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 246388ced084405fae4eccd62, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    1. Tegegne, Fisseha & Muhammad, Safdar & Ekanem, Enefiok P., 2004. "Factors Affecting Participation In The Food Stamp Program In Tennessee," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Food Distribution Research Society, vol. 35(1), pages 1-6, March.
    2. McConnell, Sheena & Ohis, James, 2001. "Food Stamp Participation Rate Down in Urban Areas But Not in Rural," Food Review/ National Food Review, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 24(1), January.
    3. Janet Currie, 2003. "US Food and Nutrition Programs," NBER Chapters, in: Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, pages 199-290, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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