Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications
Campus Units
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Computer Science, Ames Laboratory
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2014
Journal or Book Title
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology
Volume
6
Issue
2
First Page
189
Last Page
212
DOI
10.1504/IJICT.2014.060399
Abstract
Recently, much discussion has centred on disproportionate dependence of certain racial groups on SNAP programme. This racial overture is sparked by comments made during the Fox News-Wall Street Journal Republican Presidential debate by Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House, who asserted that President Obama is a ‘food stamp president’. This stereotypic SNAP overture is posting a larger narrative about government assistance and disproportionate dependence of some racial minority groups on government programmes. However, are majority of SNAP recipients fit minority profiling? We explain this overarching question through geospatial study of racial and spatial equity in government welfare programmes on food stamp. Specifically, this study explains the variations in participation votes in the food stamp programme using census tract data for counties and metropolitan areas as case examples. In addition to profiling the food stamp population across state, this study provides information required for developing the targeted nutrition education campaign.
Copyright Owner
Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright Date
2014
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Sharma, Sugam; Tim, Udoyara Sunday; Gadia, Shashi K.; and Wong, Johnny S., "Does SNAP eligibility have racial or ethnic gradients: a geospatial social exploratory" (2014). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications. 944.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_pubs/944
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Agricultural and Resource Economics Commons, Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Commons, Databases and Information Systems Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Social Welfare Commons
Comments
This article is published as Sharma, Sugam, Udoyara Sunday Tim, Shashi Gadia, and Johnny Wong. "Does SNAP eligibility have racial or ethnic gradients: a geospatial social exploratory." International Journal of Information and Communication Technology 6, no. 2 (2014): 189-212. DOI: 10.1504/IJICT.2014.060399. Posted with permission.