Linking the Current Population Survey to State Food Stamp Program Administrative Data: Phase II Report, Data Development Initiatives for Research on Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs-Final Report

by David Wittenburg, Don Alderson, Parke E. Wilde, and Alex Majchrowicz

This report is a followup to a proposal to link the Current Population Survey (CPS) to State Food Stamp Program (FSP) administrative data. A linked CPS-FSP file would create new opportunities to explore dynamic program participation patterns of FSP participants and eligible nonparticipants. The report provides an implementation plan for a linked CPS-FSP file, including potential costs, benefits, and alternatives. The initiative is one of three that have the potential to improve the usefulness and cost-effectiveness of research on Federal food assistance and nutrition programs. The other initiatives are addressed in the reports, Linking WIC Program Data to Medicaid and Vital Records Data (E-FAN-04-005-2) and Establishing a Web-Based Data Collection System for National School Lunch and National School Breakfast Program Data (E-FAN-04-005-3).

Keywords: Food Stamp Program, Current Population Survey, FSP, CPS, administrative data, food assistance, program outcomes, program participation, data enhancement, Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program, FANRP

In this publication...

• Entire Report
• Abstract, Acknowledgments, Contents
• Overview
• Background
• Initiative Summary
• Overview of the Implementation Plan
• Description of Specific Tasks
• Summary of Costs and Schedule
• Summary of Alternative Initiatives
• References
• Appendix A
• Appendix B