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The National Nursing Assistant Survey: Improving

The National Nursing Assistant Survey: Improving the Evidence Base for Policy Initiatives to Strengthen the Certified Nursing Assistant Workforce

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Program Participation Patterns Among Persons With

Program Participation Patterns Among Persons With Disabilities

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Program Participation Patterns Among Persons with Disabilities Pat Doyle, Esther Miller and Jim Sears Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. May 10, 1990 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/1990/task3.pdf (87 PDF pages)
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Food Stamp Program

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2001 . Food Stamp Program

The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S.
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Indicator 4: Rates of Participation in Means-

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2001 . Indicator 4: Rates of Participation in Means-tested Assistance Programs

Figure IND 4. Participation Rates in the AFDC/TANF, Food Stamp and SSI Programs:  Selected Years
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Indicator 3: Rates of Receipt of Means-tested

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2001 . Indicator 3: Rates of Receipt of Means-tested Assistance

Figure IND 3a. Percentage of the Total Population Receiving AFDC/TANF, by Age: 1970-1999
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Food Stamp Program

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004. Food Stamp Program

The Food Stamp Program (FSP), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service, is the largest food assistance program in the country, reaching more poor individuals over the course of a year than any other public assistance program. Unlike many other public assistance programs, FSP has few categorical requi
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Table FSP 6.Food Stamp Recipiency Rates by State

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 6.Food Stamp Recipiency Rates by State, Selected Fiscal Years [In percent]

                  Percent Change   1975 1980 1985 1989 1994 1997 2000 2001 1989-94 1994-01
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Table FSP 5. Average Number of Food Stamp

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 5. Average Number of Food Stamp Recipients by State, Selected Fiscal Years [In thousands]

                  Percent Change Fiscal Year 1975 1980 1985 1989 1994 1997 2000 2001 1989-94 1994-01
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Table FSP 4. Value of Food Stamps Issued by State

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 4. Value of Food Stamps Issued by State, Selected Fiscal Years 1975 – 2001 [Millions of dollars]

  1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 2000 2001 Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, unpublished data from the Food Stamp National Data Bank. Alabama $108 $246 $318
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Table FSP 3. Characteristics of Food Stamp

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 3. Characteristics of Food Stamp Households, 1980 - 2001 [In percent]

  Year 1   1980 1984 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2001 1 Data were gathered in August in the years 1980-84 and during the summer in the years from 1986 to 1994. Reports from 1995 to the present are based on fiscal year averages.
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Table FSP 2. Trends in Food Stamp Expenditures,

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 2. Trends in Food Stamp Expenditures, Selected Years 1975 – 2001

  Total Federal Cost (Benefits + Administration) Benefits 2 (Federal) [In millions] Administration 1 Total Program Cost [In millions] Average Monthly Benefit per Person Fiscal Year Current Dollars [In millions]
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Table FSP 1. Trends in Food Stamp Caseloads,

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 1. Trends in Food Stamp Caseloads, Selected Years 1962 – 2001

  Food Stamp Participants 1 Participants as a Percent of: Child Participants As a Percent of: Fiscal Year Including 2 Territories (in thousands) Excluding Territories (in thousands) Children Excld. Terr. (in thousands) Total Population 3 All Poor Persons 3
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Figure FSP 1. Persons Receiving Food Stamps

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Figure FSP 1. Persons Receiving Food Stamps

Note: Shaded areas are periods of recession as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, National Data Bank.
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Food Stamp Program

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Food Stamp Program

The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service, is the largest food assistance program in the country, reaching more poor individuals over the course of a year than any other public assistance program. Unlike many other public assistance programs, the Food Stamp Program has few cate
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Appendix B. Poverty Data

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1998. Appendix B. Poverty Data

Figure B-1. The Poverty Gap 1 and Reductions in the Gap from Cash and Non-Cash Transfers for All Persons, 1979 - 1996
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Appendix A. Program Data

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1998. Appendix A. Program Data

The Welfare Indicators Act specifies that the annual welfare indicators reports shall include analyses of families and individuals receiving assistance under three means-tested benefit programs: the program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (replaced with the Temporary Assistance
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ECONOMIC SECURITY RISK FACTOR 9. FOOD INSECURITY

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1998. Economic Security Risk Factor 9. Food Insecurity

Household food insecurity, including (at a severe level) direct hunger among children in the household, is related to general income poverty and is expected to affect children’s health, cognitive and social development, and general school success. Figure ECON 9. Percentage of Households Classified as Food Insecure, 1995
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INDICATOR 10. RATES OF PARTICIPATION IN MEANS-

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1998. Indicator 10. Rates of Participation in Means-tested Assistance Programs

Not all eligible households participate in means-tested programs. This indicator reflects “take up rates” – the number of families that actually participate in the program as a percent of those who are eligible. Figure IND 10a. AFDC Caseload versus Number of Eligible Families: Number of Cases & Percentage of Total Eligibles
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INDICATOR 9. PERCENT OF THE POPULATION RECEIVING

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1998. Indicator 9. Percent of the Population Receiving Means-tested Assistance

The rate of receipt reflects an important aspect of dependence by measuring the extent to which various population subgroups rely on the major means-tested programs. Figure IND 9a. AFDC Recipients as a Percent of the Population
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Figure A-5. Characteristics of Food Stamp

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2000. Figure A-5. Characteristics of Food Stamp Recipients

Figure A-5. Characteristics of Food Stamp Recipients Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Analysis, Nutrition, and Evaluation, Characteristics of Food Stamp Households: Fiscal Year 1998 (Advance Report) and earlier years.

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