Codes

This is a 5-digit numeric variable.

Description

FOODSTAMP reports the family market value of food stamps --the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). "Family market value" refers to the total monetary value of food stamps received by a given family within the household. All members of the same family will have the same FOODSTAMP response.

For the SPM measure of family SNAP benefits, seeSPMSNAP.

Comparability

Aside from the effects of inflation, FOODSTAMP is comparable across years.
In 2015, FOODSTAMP has a maximum possible value of 24999; in all other years, the maximum possible value is 9999.

Universe

Flags

Unharmonized Variables

• UH_FMVFS_A1