Welfare reform and older immigrants: Food stamp program participation and food insecurity

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-50

  Nam, Yunju ^a   Hyo, Jin Jung ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizenship status; Eligibility restrictions; Federal and state policy; Household composition; PRWORA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CITIZENSHIP; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 41849102360     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.1.42     Document Type: Article

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