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<td colspan="15"><h2
id="table-a-14.-trends-in-food-stamp-participation-selected-years-1962-1999">Table
A-14. Trends in Food Stamp Participation, Selected Years 1962 –
1999</h2></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td colspan="3">Food Stamp Participants <sup>1</sup></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="5">Participants as a Percent of:</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="5">Child Participants<br />
As a Percent of:</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>Fiscal<br />
Year</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>Including<br />
Territories<br />
(in thousands)</td>
<td>Excluding<br />
Territories<br />
(in thousands)</td>
<td colspan="3">Children<sup><br />
</sup>Excld Terr.<sup><br />
</sup>(in thousands)</td>
<td></td>
<td>Total<br />
Population <sup>2</sup></td>
<td>All Poor<br />
Persons <sup>2</sup></td>
<td colspan="3">Pre-transfer<br />
Poverty<br />
Population <sup>3</sup></td>
<td></td>
<td>Total<br />
Child<br />
Population <sup>2</sup></td>
<td colspan="3">Children<br />
in Poverty <sup>2</sup></td>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1962</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>6,554</td>
<td>6,554</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na">NA </h1></td>
<td></td>
<td>3.5</td>
<td>17.0</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-1">NA </h1></td>
<td><h1 id="section"></h1></td>
<td><h1 id="na-2">NA </h1></td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-3">NA </h1></td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1965</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>5,166</td>
<td>5,166</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-4">NA </h1></td>
<td></td>
<td>2.7</td>
<td>15.5</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-5">NA </h1></td>
<td><h1 id="section-1"></h1></td>
<td><h1 id="na-6">NA </h1></td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-7">NA </h1></td>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1970</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>8,277</td>
<td>8,277</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-8">NA </h1></td>
<td></td>
<td>4.1</td>
<td>32.6</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-9">NA </h1></td>
<td><h1 id="section-2"></h1></td>
<td><h1 id="na-10">NA </h1></td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-11">NA </h1></td>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1971</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>13,042</td>
<td>13,042</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-12">NA </h1></td>
<td></td>
<td>6.3</td>
<td>51.0</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-13">NA </h1></td>
<td><h1 id="section-3"></h1></td>
<td><h1 id="na-14">NA </h1></td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-15">NA </h1></td>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1972</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>14,102</td>
<td>14,102</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-16">NA </h1></td>
<td></td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>57.7</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-17">NA </h1></td>
<td><h1 id="section-4"></h1></td>
<td><h1 id="na-18">NA </h1></td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-19">NA </h1></td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1973</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>14,641</td>
<td>14,641</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-20">NA </h1></td>
<td></td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>63.7</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-21">NA </h1></td>
<td><h1 id="section-5"></h1></td>
<td><h1 id="na-22">NA </h1></td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-23">NA </h1></td>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1974</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>14,784</td>
<td>14,765</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-24">NA </h1></td>
<td></td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>63.2</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-25">NA </h1></td>
<td><h1 id="section-6"></h1></td>
<td><h1 id="na-26">NA </h1></td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-27">NA </h1></td>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1975 <sup>4</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>18,308</td>
<td>17,217</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-28">NA </h1></td>
<td></td>
<td>8.0</td>
<td>66.2</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-29">NA </h1></td>
<td><h1 id="section-7"></h1></td>
<td><h1 id="na-30">NA </h1></td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-31">NA </h1></td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1976</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>18,240</td>
<td>16,733</td>
<td colspan="3">9,126</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.7</td>
<td>66.7</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-32">NA </h1></td>
<td></td>
<td>13.8</td>
<td colspan="3">88.8</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1977</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>17,014</td>
<td>15,579</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-33">NA </h1></td>
<td></td>
<td>7.1</td>
<td>62.7</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-34">NA </h1></td>
<td><h1 id="section-8"></h1></td>
<td><h1 id="na-35">NA </h1></td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-36">NA </h1></td>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1978</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>15,988</td>
<td>14,503</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-37">NA </h1></td>
<td></td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>58.9</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-38">NA </h1></td>
<td><h1 id="section-9"></h1></td>
<td><h1 id="na-39">NA </h1></td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-40">NA </h1></td>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1979 <sup>5</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>17,682</td>
<td>15,976</td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-41">NA </h1></td>
<td></td>
<td>7.1</td>
<td>60.9</td>
<td colspan="3">57.1</td>
<td><h1 id="section-10"></h1></td>
<td><h1 id="na-42">NA </h1></td>
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="na-43">NA </h1></td>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1980</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>21,082</td>
<td>19,253</td>
<td colspan="3">9,493</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.5</td>
<td>65.5</td>
<td colspan="3">60.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>15.5</td>
<td colspan="3">85.6</td>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1981</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>22,430</td>
<td>20,654</td>
<td colspan="3">9,674</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.0</td>
<td>64.6</td>
<td colspan="3">60.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>15.5</td>
<td colspan="3">78.4</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1982 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>22,055</td>
<td>20,392</td>
<td colspan="3">9,545</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.8</td>
<td>59.0</td>
<td colspan="3">56.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>15.3</td>
<td colspan="3">70.3</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1983 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>23,195</td>
<td>21,667</td>
<td colspan="3">10,783</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.3</td>
<td>61.1</td>
<td colspan="3">58.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>17.4</td>
<td colspan="3">78.4</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1984 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>22,384</td>
<td>20,796</td>
<td colspan="3">10,372</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.8</td>
<td>61.7</td>
<td colspan="3">58.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>16.8</td>
<td colspan="3">78.2</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1985 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>21,379</td>
<td>19,847</td>
<td colspan="3">9,824</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>60.0</td>
<td colspan="3">56.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>15.8</td>
<td colspan="3">76.1</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1986 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>20,909</td>
<td>19,381</td>
<td colspan="3">9,846</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.1</td>
<td>59.9</td>
<td colspan="3">56.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>15.7</td>
<td colspan="3">76.5</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1987 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>20,583</td>
<td>19,072</td>
<td colspan="3">9,765</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.9</td>
<td>59.2</td>
<td colspan="3">55.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>15.5</td>
<td colspan="3">75.4</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1988 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>20,095</td>
<td>18,613</td>
<td colspan="3">9,363</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>58.6</td>
<td colspan="3">55.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>14.8</td>
<td colspan="3">75.1</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1989 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>20,266</td>
<td>18,778</td>
<td colspan="3">9,429</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>59.6</td>
<td colspan="3">55.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>14.9</td>
<td colspan="3">74.9</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1990 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>21,547</td>
<td>20,038</td>
<td colspan="3">10,127</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.0</td>
<td>59.7</td>
<td colspan="3">55.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>15.8</td>
<td colspan="3">75.4</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1991 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>24,115</td>
<td>22,599</td>
<td colspan="3">11,952</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.0</td>
<td>63.3</td>
<td colspan="3">59.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>18.4</td>
<td colspan="3">83.3</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1992 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>26,886</td>
<td>25,369</td>
<td colspan="3">13,349</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.9</td>
<td>66.7</td>
<td colspan="3">64.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>20.2</td>
<td colspan="3">87.3</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1993 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>28,422</td>
<td>26,952</td>
<td colspan="3">14,196</td>
<td></td>
<td>10.5</td>
<td>68.6</td>
<td colspan="3">63.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>21.2</td>
<td colspan="3">90.3</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1994 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>28,879</td>
<td>27,434</td>
<td colspan="3">14,391</td>
<td></td>
<td>10.5</td>
<td>72.2</td>
<td colspan="3">66.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>21.2</td>
<td colspan="3">94.1</td>
</tr>
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<td><blockquote>
<p>1995 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>27,989</td>
<td>26,579</td>
<td colspan="3">13,860</td>
<td></td>
<td>10.1</td>
<td>73.0</td>
<td colspan="3">67.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>20.2</td>
<td colspan="3">94.5</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><blockquote>
<p>1996 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>26,872</td>
<td>25,494</td>
<td colspan="3">13,189</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.6</td>
<td>69.9</td>
<td colspan="3">64.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>19.1</td>
<td colspan="3">91.2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><blockquote>
<p>1997 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>24,148</td>
<td>22,820</td>
<td colspan="3">11,847</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.5</td>
<td>64.3</td>
<td colspan="3">60.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>17.0</td>
<td colspan="3">83.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><blockquote>
<p>1998 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>20,970</td>
<td>19,746</td>
<td colspan="3">10,524</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>57.4</td>
<td colspan="3">57.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>15.1</td>
<td colspan="3">78.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><blockquote>
<p>1999 <sup>6</sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>19,327</td>
<td>18,151</td>
<td colspan="3">NA</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td colspan="3">NA</td>
<td></td>
<td>NA</td>
<td colspan="3">NA</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="15"><sup>1</sup> Total participants includes all
participating States, the District of Columbia, and the territories
(including Puerto Rico). The number of child participants includes only
the participating States and D.C. (the territories are not included).
From 1962 to 1983 the number of participants includes the Family Food
Assistance Program (FFAP) which was largely replaced by the Food Stamp
program in 1975. The FFAP participants (as of December) for the seven
years shown during the period from 1962 to 1974 were respectively:
6,411; 4,742; 3,977; 3,642; 3,002; 2,441; and 1,406 (all in thousands).
From 1975 to 1983 the number of FFAP participants averaged only 88
thousand. The monthly average number of participants for 1970-76 is
computed as an average from October of the prior calendar year to
September, the span of the fiscal year since 1977.</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="15"><sup>2</sup> Includes all participating States and the
District of Columbia only--the territories are excluded from both
numerator and denominator. Population numbers used as denominators are
the resident population—see <em>Current Population Reports</em>, Series
P25-1106. For the persons living in poverty used as denominators, see
<em>Current Population Reports</em>, Series P60-207.</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="15"><sup>3</sup> The pretransfer poverty population used as
denominator is the number of all persons in families or living alone
whose income (cash income plus social insurance plus Social Security but
before taxes and means-tested transfers) falls below the appropriate
poverty threshold. See Appendix J, Table 20, <em>1992 Green Book;</em>
data for subsequent years are unpublished Congressional Budget Office
tabulations.</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="15"><sup>4</sup> The first fiscal year in which food stamps
were available nationwide.</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="15"><sup>5</sup> The fiscal year in which the food stamp
purchase requirement was eliminated, on a phased in basis.</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="15"><sup>6</sup> Participation figures in column 1 from
1982 on include enrollment in Puerto Rico’s Nutrition Assistance Program
(averaging 1.2 to 1.5 million persons a month under the nutrition
assistance grant and higher figures in earlier years under Food Stamps)
as shown in Table A-18.</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="15">Sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and
Nutrition Service, National Data Bank, the <em>1996 Green Book</em>, and
U.S. Bureau of the Census, “Poverty in the United States: 1998,"
<em>Current Population Reports,</em> Series P60-207 and earlier
years.</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>