Data/hora: 08/06/2024 18:11:00

Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective-Stretching the Food Stamp Dollar:  Regional Price Differences Affect Affordability of Food
Autores: | Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Data: | 2010-03-15
Ano: | 2007
Palavras-chave: | Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Resumo: | Significant regional differences in food prices affect how far food stamp benefits can go toward enhancing the diet of low-income consumers in a given region. In regions where average food prices exceed the national average, food stamp benefits may not provide the same level of coverage as the same benefit would in below-average-price regions. This report measures average prices paid across U.S. regions. Results show that a household made up of a family of four in the East or West could spend $32-$48 more per month for a similar amount of food than the average U.S. household, whereas a household in the South and Midwest could spend $12-28 less per month than the average U.S. household.
Tipo: | Report
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://purl.umn.edu/59428

Relação:

United States Department of Agriculture&gt;Economic Research Service&gt;Economic Information Bulletin

Economic Information Bulletin

Number 29-2

Formato: | 4