The Biggert-Waters Act of 2012 was designed to move the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) toward risk-based premiums that better reflect expected losses from floods at insured properties. The result of this legislation would have been premium increases for some households which had been...

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,...

Estimates and describes state food stamp participation rates as of September 1997 and changes in rates since September 1994. Discusses the effects of the strong economy and welfare reform on participation rates.

Presentation for the Eleventh GSS Methodology Conference in London, England.

Notes that participation fell in every region of the country and in most states between September 1994 and September 1998, but participation rates varied widely among states.