Table 1.
Support for General and Nutrition Policies to Improve the Impact of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Status (n=570)
| Overall | SNAP participants (n=202) | Nonparticipants (n=368) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | pa | |
| General policies | |||||||
| Have stricter eligibility requirements for SNAP | <0.001 | ||||||
| Strongly support | 107 | 18.8 | 23 | 11.4 | 84 | 22.8 | |
| Somewhat support | 146 | 25.6 | 40 | 19.8 | 106 | 28.8 | |
| Somewhat oppose | 201 | 35.3 | 79 | 39.1 | 122 | 33.2 | |
| Strongly oppose | 116 | 20.4 | 60 | 29.7 | 56 | 15.2 | |
| Allow low-income college students (enrolled in higher education) to access SNAP benefits | <0.001 | ||||||
| Strongly support | 252 | 44.2 | 112 | 55.5 | 140 | 38 | |
| Somewhat support | 201 | 35.3 | 0 | 24.8 | 151 | 41 | |
| Somewhat oppose | 72 | 12.6 | 29 | 14.4 | 43 | 11.7 | |
| Strongly oppose | 45 | 7.9 | 11 | 5.5 | 34 | 9.2 | |
| Extend the 3-month limit for able-bodied adults without dependents to receive SNAP without working | 0.34 | ||||||
| Strongly support | 180 | 31.6 | 72 | 35.6 | 108 | 29.4 | |
| Somewhat support | 185 | 32.5 | 63 | 31.2 | 122 | 33.2 | |
| Somewhat oppose | 123 | 21.6 | 37 | 18.3 | 86 | 23.4 | |
| Strongly oppose | 82 | 14.4 | 30 | 14.9 | 52 | 14.1 | |
| Nutrition policies | |||||||
| Providing additional money to SNAP participants that can only be used on fruits, vegetables, or other healthful foods | 0.001 | ||||||
| Strongly support | 282 | 49.5 | 122 | 60.4 | 160 | 43.5 | |
| Somewhat support | 186 | 32.6 | 51 | 25.3 | 135 | 36.7 | |
| Somewhat oppose | 64 | 11.2 | 16 | 7.9 | 48 | 13.0 | |
| Strongly oppose | 38 | 6.7 | 13 | 6.4 | 25 | 6.8 | |
| Removing sugary drinks (such as soda) from the list of foods that can be purchased using SNAP benefits | <0.001 | ||||||
| Strongly support | 226 | 39.7 | 58 | 28.7 | 168 | 45.7 | |
| Somewhat support | 139 | 24.4 | 49 | 24.3 | 90 | 24.5 | |
| Somewhat oppose | 128 | 22.5 | 54 | 26.7 | 74 | 20.1 | |
| Strongly oppose | 77 | 13.5 | 41 | 20.3 | 36 | 9.8 | |
| Both removing sugary drinks from SNAP and providing additional money for fruits, vegetables, or other healthful foods | 0.04 | ||||||
| Strongly support | 217 | 38.1 | 71 | 35.2 | 146 | 39.7 | |
| Somewhat support | 158 | 27.7 | 49 | 24.3 | 109 | 29.6 | |
| Somewhat oppose | 124 | 21.8 | 47 | 23.3 | 77 | 20.9 | |
| Strongly oppose | 71 | 12.5 | 35 | 17.3 | 36 | 9.8 | |
| Increase the total amount of SNAP benefits to guarantee enough to eat and good nutrition | <0.001 | ||||||
| Strongly support | 259 | 45.4 | 119 | 58.9 | 140 | 38.0 | |
| Somewhat support | 181 | 31.8 | 51 | 25.3 | 130 | 35.3 | |
| Somewhat oppose | 81 | 14.2 | 24 | 11.9 | 57 | 15.5 | |
| Strongly oppose | 49 | 8.6 | 8 | 4.0 | 41 | 11.1 | |
| Provide more nutrition education or cooking classes to SNAP participants | 0.04 | ||||||
| Strongly support | 190 | 33.3 | 59 | 29.2 | 131 | 35.6 | |
| Somewhat support | 240 | 42.1 | 83 | 41.1 | 157 | 42.7 | |
| Somewhat oppose | 89 | 15.6 | 33 | 16.3 | 56 | 15.2 | |
| Strongly oppose | 51 | 9.0 | 27 | 13.4 | 24 | 6.5 | |
| Require all SNAP participants to receive nutrition education | <0.001 | ||||||
| Strongly support | 140 | 24.6 | 41 | 20.3 | 99 | 26.9 | |
| Somewhat support | 214 | 37.5 | 64 | 31.7 | 150 | 40.8 | |
| Somewhat oppose | 132 | 23.2 | 50 | 24.8 | 82 | 22.3 | |
| Strongly oppose | 84 | 14.7 | 47 | 23.3 | 37 | 10.1 | |
| Harvest Box proposal | <0.001 | ||||||
| Strongly support | 79 | 13.9 | 9 | 4.5 | 70 | 19.0 | |
| Somewhat support | 149 | 26.1 | 33 | 16.3 | 116 | 31.5 | |
| Somewhat oppose | 108 | 19.0 | 43 | 21.3 | 65 | 17.7 | |
| Strongly oppose | 234 | 41.1 | 117 | 57.9 | 117 | 31.8 | |
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p-Values from chi-square tests on differences in support for various policies by SNAP participation status.
SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.