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| Share of SNAP/FSP households with children or with elderly or disabled members, fiscal 1989-2009 |
Fiscal
year |
Households with
|
All other
households |
Total
households |
elderly |
children |
disabled |
| |
Percent |
Thousands |
1989 |
19.3 |
60.4 |
9.1 |
— |
7,217 |
1990 |
18.1 |
60.3 |
8.9 |
— |
7,811 |
1991 |
16.5 |
60.4 |
9.0 |
— |
8,863 |
1992 |
15.4 |
62.2 |
9.5 |
— |
10,059 |
1993 |
15.5 |
62.1 |
10.7 |
— |
10,791 |
1994 |
15.8 |
61.1 |
12.5 |
— |
11,091 |
1995 |
16.0 |
59.7 |
18.9 |
— |
10,883 |
1996 |
16.2 |
59.5 |
20.2 |
— |
10,552 |
1997 |
17.6 |
58.3 |
22.3 |
13.8 |
9,452 |
1998 |
18.2 |
58.3 |
24.4 |
11.9 |
8,246 |
1999 |
20.1 |
55.7 |
26.5 |
11.2 |
7,670 |
2000 |
21.0 |
53.9 |
27.5 |
11.4 |
7,335 |
2001 |
20.4 |
53.6 |
27.7 |
12.1 |
7,450 |
2002 |
18.7 |
54.1 |
27.0 |
13.3 |
8,201 |
2003 |
18.0 |
54.7 |
23.3 |
14.4 |
8,971 |
2004 |
17.3 |
54.3 |
22.9 |
15.5 |
10,070 |
2005 |
17.1 |
53.8 |
23.1 |
15.9 |
10,854 |
2006 |
17.9 |
52.2 |
23.1 |
16.1 |
11,315 |
2007 |
17.5 |
50.3 |
23.5 |
16.3 |
11,790 |
2008 |
18.5 |
50.9 |
22.6 |
17.4 |
12,465 |
2009 |
16.6 |
49.9 |
21.2 |
20.6 |
14,981 |
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— = Not available.
Note: Households may belong to more than one category
Source: Prepared by ERS using annually tabulated results from program quality control samples. See the series, Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households.
Data as of October 2010. |
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