TABLE 2—

Association of Psychological Distress With Food Assistance Participation for 6 Months: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Food Security Survey, United States, 2011–2012

Model	ARR (95% CI)
Main specification: linear probability model with household fixed effects	0.72* (0.66, 0.78)
Alternative specifications
Generalized linear model (modified Poisson)	0.73* (0.66, 0.80)
Logistic regression	0.71* (0.60, 0.82)
Linear probability model (without household fixed effects)	0.73* (0.65, 0.81)

Note. ARR = adjusted relative risk; CI = confidence interval; SNAP = Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Estimates compared 3146 new-entrant SNAP households at baseline and at follow-up 6 months later. Relative risks were adjusted for highest grade completed and employment status of the household head; household income-to-poverty ratio, size, and composition; and changes in household size, housing status, employment, pay, or hours worked.

*P < .001.