Changes in Feeding America Client and Agency Characteristics: Demographic Profiles

Jan 01, 2010

Description

Chapter 15.1 examines changes in the composition of clients seeking emergency food services through tabulations of household composition, employment, education, housing, income, and other characteristics. Key Findings:

The percentage of adult clients living in suburban or rural areas increased from 42.6% to 47.8%.
The percentage of members of client households employed full-time decreased from 14.6% to 12.8%.
The percentage of households receiving unemployment compensation increased from 3.2% to 7.4%.

(Excerpted from Hunger in America 2010.)

Published by
Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest)
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Document type
Report/Whitepaper
Survey
Text

Geography
North America / United States

Language
English

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Title

Changes in Feeding America Client and Agency Characteristics: Demographic Profiles

Publication date

2010-01-01

Publication year

2010

Copyright holder(s)

Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest), Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Geographical focus

North America / United States

Keywords

SAMPLE SIZE n, households, percentage of households, national report

Document type

Report/Whitepaper, Survey, Text

Language

English

URL

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