This report, reexamining past estimates of tile effect of income and food stamp benefits on food expenditures, finds that a cash-only Food Stamp Program would result in a significant reduction in food expenditures, although smaller than suggested, by some previous results. Most prior studies...

The results of this study suggest that, on a per person basis, female-headed households spend less for food than do similar two-parent households. The presence of a male head influences food expenditures less than household income and education level of the female head. Low income and low...

Higher income households likely spend less per person on whole and canned milk than do lower income households, but more on most other dairy products, according to this technical analysis of the effect of household socioeconomic features on dairy purchases. For example, a 10-percent increase in...

Higher income households spend more per person on most food groups, especially beef, fish, cheese, vegetables, butter, and alcoholic beverages, than do lower income households. Elderly Americans spend less than younger people on food away from home and alcoholic beverages. Households in the...

Nutrient consumption patterns of low-income households differ significantly by location of residence. The rural West, the rural North Central region, and the urban South generally have the highest proportion of low-income households with nutrient levels below the Recommended Dietary Allowances...