B22007. Receipt of Food Stamps in the Past 12 Months By Family Type By Number of Workers in Family in the Past 12 Months [43] - American Community Survey Tables: 2005 -- 2007 (3-Year Estimates) (ACS07_3yr) - ACS 2007 (3-Year Estimates)

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B22007. Receipt of Food Stamps in the Past 12 Months By Family Type By Number of Workers in Family in the Past 12 Months [43]

Universe: Universe: Families

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B22007.

Receipt of Food Stamps in the Past 12 Months By Family Type By Number of Workers in Family in the Past 12 Months

Universe: Universe: Families

Variable	Label
B22007001	Total
B22007002	Household received Food Stamps in the past 12 months
B22007003	Married-couple family
B22007004	No workers
B22007005	1 worker
B22007006	2 workers
B22007007	Husband and wife worked
B22007008	Other
B22007009	3 or More workers
B22007010	Husband and wife worked
B22007011	Other
B22007012	Other family
B22007013	Male householder, no wife present
B22007014	No workers
B22007015	1 worker
B22007016	2 workers
B22007017	3 or More workers
B22007018	Female householder, no husband present
B22007019	No workers
B22007020	1 worker
B22007021	2 workers
B22007022	3 or More workers
B22007023	Household did not receive Food Stamps in the past 12 months
B22007024	Married-couple family
B22007025	No workers
B22007026	1 worker
B22007027	2 workers
B22007028	Husband and wife worked
B22007029	Other
B22007030	3 or More workers
B22007031	Husband and wife worked
B22007032	Other
B22007033	Other family
B22007034	Male householder, no wife present
B22007035	No workers
B22007036	1 worker
B22007037	2 workers
B22007038	3 or More workers
B22007039	Female householder, no husband present
B22007040	No workers
B22007041	1 worker
B22007042	2 workers
B22007043	3 or More workers

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2007-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Food Stamp Benefits

Food Stamp Benefits

The data on Food Stamp benefits were obtained from Housing Question 15 in the 2007 American Community Survey. The Food Stamp Act of 1977 defines this federally-funded program as one intended to "permit low-income households to obtain a more nutritious diet" (from Title XIII of Public Law 95-113, The Food Stamp Act of 1977, declaration of policy). Food purchasing power is increased by providing eligible households with coupons or cards that can be used to purchase food. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers the Food Stamp Program through state and local welfare offices. The Food Stamp Program is the major national income support program to which all low-income and low-resource households, regardless of household characteristics, are eligible. The questions on participation in the Food Stamp Program were designed to identify households in which one or more of the current members received food stamps during the past 12 months.

Limitation of the Data

Beginning in 2006, the population in group quarters (GQ) is included in the ACS. Many types of GQ populations have food stamp distributions that are very different from the household population. The inclusion of the GQ population could therefore have a noticeable impact on the food stamp distribution. This is particularly true for areas with a substantial GQ population.
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Question/Concept History

The 1996-1998 American Community Survey asked for a 12-month amount for the value of the food stamps following the Yes response category. For the 1999-2002 ACS, the words "Food Stamps" were capitalized in the question following the Yes response category, and the instruction "Past 12 months' value - Dollars" was added. Since 2003, the words "received during the past 12 months" were added to the question following the Yes response category.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2007-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Relationship to Householder -> Family Type

Family Type

A family consists of a householder and one or more other people living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. All people in a household who are related to the householder are regarded as members of his or her family. A family household may contain people not related to the householder, but those people are not included as part of the householder's family in tabulations. Thus, the number of family households is equal to the number of families, but family households may include more members than do families. A household can contain only one family for purposes of tabulations. Not all households contain families since a household may be comprised of a group of unrelated people or of one person living alone - these are called nonfamily households.
Families are classified by type as either a "married-couple family" or "other family" according to the sex of the householder and the presence of relatives. The data on family type are based on answers to questions on sex and relationship that were asked of all people.

Married-Couple Family

A family in which the householder and his or her spouse are listed as members of the same household.

Other Family:

Male Householder, No Wife Present

A family with a male householder and no spouse of householder present.

Female Householder, No Husband Present

A family with a female householder and no spouse of householder present.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2007-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Employment Status -> Worker

Worker

This term appears in connection with several subjects: employment status, journey-to-work questions, class of worker, weeks worked in the past 12 months, and number of workers in family in the past 12 months. Its meaning varies and, therefore, should be determined in each case by referring to the definition of the subject in which it appears. When used in the concepts "workers in family" and "full-time, year-round workers," the term "worker" relates to the meaning of work defined for the "work experience" subject.