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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective-Food Spending Patterns of Low-Income Households: Will Increasing Purchasing Power Result in Healthier Food Choices?

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  • Frazao, Elizabeth
  • Andrews, Margaret S.
  • Smallwood, David M.
  • Prell, Mark A.

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The Food Stamp Program provides benefits that low-income households can use to purchase food in grocery stores. The rise in obesity has raised the question of whether food stamp participants would purchase more healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables, if food stamp benefits were higher. This report examines household food spending patterns and how they differ across income levels to provide insight into how participants might change their food spending in response to additional income.

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  • Frazao, Elizabeth & Andrews, Margaret S. & Smallwood, David M. & Prell, Mark A., 2007. "Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective-Food Spending Patterns of Low-Income Households: Will Increasing Purchasing Power Result in Healthier Food Choices?," Economic Information Bulletin 59430, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersib:59430
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.59430
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    1. Yuyao Huang & Alison Tovar & John Taylor & Maya Vadiveloo, 2019. "Staple Food Item Availability among Small Retailers in Providence, RI," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-23, March.
    2. Gregory, Christian & Ver Ploeg, Michele & Andrews, Margaret & Coleman-Jensen, Alisha, 2013. "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation Leads to Modest Changes in Diet Quality," Economic Research Report 262225, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Thomas Vartanian & Linda Houser, 2012. "The Effects of Childhood SNAP Use and Neighborhood Conditions on Adult Body Mass Index," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 49(3), pages 1127-1154, August.

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