This report presents participation rate estimates that measure the effectiveness of SNAP from 2005 to 2007 and estimates participation rates for the “working poorâ€â€”those eligible for SNAP who live in households in which someone earned income from a job. It also provides details...

Presents estimates that measure the need for the Food Stamp Program and the program's effectiveness in each state, by year from 1994 to 1998. Need for the program is based on estimated number of people eligible for food stamps; effectiveness is based on estimated food stamp participation rates,...

The Food Stamp program is a central component of American policy to alleviate hunger and poverty. This report presents estimates for each state that measure the need for the Food Stamp program and the program’s effectiveness from 2002 through 2004. The estimates for all eligible people and for...

For each state, presents estimates that measure the need for the Food Stamp Program and the program's effectiveness in reaching its target population in each of the three years from 1998 to 2000. The estimates were derived using empirical Bayes shrinkage estimation methods, which are described...

This report documents the methodology used to derive the previously published estimates of food stamp participation rates for all eligible people and the working poor.

Describes two applications of a method for reweighting a survey or administrative records database to borrow strength and improve the precision of state estimates. The first is estimating the numbers and characteristics of children without health insurance. The second is microsimulation of...

Estimates the need for food stamps and the Food Stamp Program's effectiveness from 1994 to 1999 in each state.

This report presents participation rate estimates that measure the effectiveness of SNAP from 2005 to 2007 and estimates participation rates for the “working poorâ€â€”those eligible for SNAP who live in households in which someone earned income from a job. It also provides details...

This report presents final results from Mathematica’s evaluation of the Social Security Administration’s Youth Transition Demonstration projects, which provided employment-focused services and enhanced financial work incentives to youth with severe disabilities. Three of the six...

This issue brief summarizes the findings in Mathematica’s final report on the evaluation of the Social Security Administration’s Youth Transition Demonstration projects, which provided employment-focused services and enhanced financial work incentives to youth with severe...