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Download an excel file with these data
Share of food stamp households with children or with elderly or disabled members, fiscal 1989-2006
 
Households with
Year
elderly
children
disabled
 
Percent
1989
19.3
60.4
9.1
1990
18.1
60.3
8.9
1991
16.5
60.4
9.0
1992
15.4
62.2
9.5
1993
15.5
62.1
10.7
1994
15.8
61.1
12.5
1995
16.0
59.7
18.9
1996
16.2
59.5
20.2
1997
17.6
58.3
22.3
1998
18.2
58.3
24.4
1999
20.1
55.7
26.4
2000
21.0
53.9
27.5
2001
20.4
53.6
27.7
2002
18.7
54.1
27.0
2003
18.0
54.7
23.3
2004
17.3
54.3
22.9
2005
17.1
53.8
23.1
2006
17.9
52.2
23.1
 
Source: Food Stamp Program Quality Control sample.
Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
These are the latest data available, as of December 28, 2007.

 

 

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Updated date: January 11, 2008