摘要:Participation in the Food
Stamp Program declined by
34 percent from 1994 to 1998.
The strong economy accounts for
much of the decline, but national
food security survey data indicate
that a rising proportion of lowincome
households either did not
know they were eligible for food
stamps or found it more difficult or
less socially acceptable to get them.
Many of these households did not
participate in the Food Stamp Program
even though they felt that they
needed more food.