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B22001. Receipt of Food Stamps/SNAP in the Past 12 Months by Presence of People 60 Years and Over for Households from the American Community Survey Summary File: 5-Year Estimates, 2015-2019 database shown in # Households Date Type: Year; Country: USA; Demographic Indicator: Total: Sage Data. Sage Publishing Ltd Sage Data [electronic resource]

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United States Census Bureau
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Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, Inc. 2025
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Presents an estimate of the numbers of households in the United States, segmented by whether the household did or did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP benefits in the 12 months prior to when the survey was completed, and by whether there was or was not a person age 60 or older in the household. Estimates are reported for specified geographic areas. The Food Stamp Act of 1977 defines this federally-funded program as one intended to "permit low-income households to obtain a more nutritious diet" (from Title XIII of Public Law 95-113, The Food Stamp Act of 1977, declaration of policy). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the US Department of Agriculture administers the Food Stamp Program through state and local welfare offices. On October 1, 2008, the Federal Food Stamp program was renamed SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). The American Community Survey (ACS) conducted by the US Census Bureau provides estimates of the characteristics of the population over a specific time period. The ACS collects data from the 50 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, where it is called the Puerto Rico Community Survey. It is a continuous survey, in which each month a sample of housing unit addresses receives a questionnaire, with approximately 3.5 million addresses surveyed each year. Each year the survey produces data pooled to produce 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year estimates for geographic areas in the US and Puerto Rico, ranging from neighborhoods to congressional districts to the entire nation. Data for each release of the 5-year estimates were collected over a 5-year period ending December 31 of the reference year (eg, data in the 2019 5-year estimates were collected January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019). The statistics reported represent the characteristics of the population for the entire period vs a specific year within that period. The 5-year estimates are published for areas with populations of all sizes and are the most reliable and precise of the ACS period estimates as well as the most comprehensive, albeit the least current. (The 1-year and 3-year estimates provide data on areas with populations of 65,000+ and 20,000+, respectively. Note that the ACS 3-year estimates were discontinued with the 2011-2013 release.) The ACS estimates provide information about the social and economic needs of communities and are used to help determine how billions in federal and state funds are distributed each year. It is conducted under the authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 193.
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9781544332048 Sage Data CORE
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Statistical data with bibliographic citation and abstract.
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