Family Economics and Nutrition Review back issues from January 1998:
PROMOTING FAMILY ECONOMIC AND NUTRITION SECURITY.
Jan 01, 1998; ... Family Economics and Nutrition Review: Special Issue (Volume 11, Numbers 1 & 2) Introduction--Opportunities During an Era of Change In August 1996, the 104th Congress enacted and the President signed into law the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity ...
Maintaining Nutrition Security and Diet Quality: The Role of the Food Stamp Program and WIC.
Jan 01, 1998; ... To examine relationships between diet quality and food program participation, we use USDA's 1989-91 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII) to analyze how the diet quality of low-income households is affected by participation in the Food Stamp Program (FSP) and the Special ...
Household Food Security in the United States in 1995: Results From the Food Security Measurement Project.
Jan 01, 1998; ... Despite the recent economic recovery that has lowered unemployment and poverty rates in the United States, many American families still struggle to meet basic needs. `This was the context for Vice President Gore's announcement in September 1997 at the National Summit on Food Recovery and ...
Do Child Support Awards Cover the Cost of Raising Children?
Jan 01, 1998; ... A dramatic change in American family life during the past 30 years has been the growth in the number of single-parent families. In 1970, 13 percent of all families with children were headed by a single parent. By 1996, this proportion had climbed to 32 percent (14,17). It is estimated that ...
Child Care and Welfare Reform.
Jan 01, 1998; ... The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, more commonly known as the Welfare Reform Act, was a far-reaching piece of legislation. The law eliminated Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Job Opportunity and Basic Skills (JOBS), and Emergency ...
Discussion Paper on Domestic Food Security.
Jan 01, 1998; ... Introduction The Problem The United States produces an abundant variety of nutritious foods at increasingly affordable prices and makes them widely available in the marketplace. American consumers spend a lower budget share on food than their counterparts around the ...
Regional Differences in Family Poverty.
Jan 01, 1998 ... That poverty rates vary considerably across regions has been confirmed; reasons for these variations need to be understood in order to design appropriate Federal antipoverty policies. This study was undertaken to examine how characteristics of the poor and nonpoor vary among regions and to ...
Work Schedules of Low-Educated American Women and Welfare Reform.
Jan 01, 1998; ... In 1996, the President signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, initiating a major reform of the U.S. welfare system. One of the main objectives of welfare reform was to move mothers permanently from welfare to employment. It has been estimated that 10 to ...
Family Finances in the U.S.: Recent Evidence From the Survey of Consumer Finances.
Jan 01, 1998 ... Between 1992 and 1995, changes in family finances were influenced by various macroeconomic events and long-term trends. The period was one of continuing economic expansion: the unemployment rate in 1995 was down to 5.6 percent (from 7.6 percent in 1992); inflation was subdued at an average ...
Poverty in the United States.
Jan 01, 1998 ... The number of people in the United States in poverty shows the economic well-being of the Nation as well as the economic well-being of the people. U.S. poverty thresholds were originally based on the USDA's economy (now called thrifty) food plan and amounted to $16,029 for a family of four ...
Research and Evaluation Activities in USDA.
Jan 01, 1998 ... From the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services' Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) has several new and several ongoing projects of interest to the nutrition community. Adapting the Food Guide Pyramid for ...
Official USDA Food Plans: Cost of Food at Home at Four Levels, U.S. Average, June 1998(1).
Jan 01, 1998 ... <Pre> WEEKLY COST AGE-GENDERThrifty Low-cost ModerateLiberalGROUPS plan plan cost planplan INDIVIDUALS(2) CHILD: 1-2 years15.00 18.50 21.70 26.30 3-5 years ...