This report finds that the typical Food Stamp client is quite satisfied with services, although misperceptions about eligibility deter many eligible households from participating, and costs to comply with program requirements are significant.

Concurs with earlier research showing that most low-income households live close to grocery stores or supermarkets although those in rural areas may be much farther away. Also examines attitudinal data related to shopping patterns and shows that many engage in careful shopping to stretch their...

Concurs with earlier research showing that most low-income households live close to grocery stores or supermarkets although those in rural areas may be much farther away. Also examines attitudinal data related to shopping patterns and shows that many engage in careful shopping to stretch their...

This report finds that the typical Food Stamp client is quite satisfied with services, although misperceptions about eligibility deter many eligible households from participating, and costs to comply with program requirements are significant. Call the Food and Nutrition Service at 703-305-2133...

Looks at the advantages of using a different number of weighting cells or propensity scores to adjust for nonresponse in the Community Tracking Study physician survey. Finds a large difference between the two methods in their ability to reduce bias and produce variation in weights.

Although entrepreneurial activity is an important part of a capitalist economy, data about U.S. businesses in their early years of operation have been extremely limited. As part of an effort to gather more data on new businesses in the United States, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (the...