Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations: Volume I, Food Stamp Program Participants and Nonparticipants

[摘要] Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES-III), conducted in 1988-94, were used to compare the nutrition and health characteristics of participants and nonparticipants in the Food Stamp Program (FSP). FSP participants were compared with two groups of nonparticipants-those who were income-eligible for the FSP (income at or below 130 percent of poverty) and those with higher incomes (income above 130 percent of poverty). This research was designed to establish a baseline from which to monitor the nutritional and health characteristics of FSP participants and nonparticipants over time.

[发布日期] 2004-12-01 [发布机构] United States Department of Agriculture

[学科分类] 农业科学（综合）

[关键词] Food Stamp Program;FSP;food assistance;program nonparticipants;nutrition and health outcomes;Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey;NHANES-III;low-income populations;Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program