Why do low-income women not use food stamps? Findings from the California Women's Health Survey

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1288-1295

  Kaiser, Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Food stamps; Participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CITIZENSHIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; SINGLE PARENT; TELEPHONE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CALIFORNIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 56049126647     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008002528     Document Type: Article

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