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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Econ Hum Biol. 2015 Aug 29;19:170–183. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2015.08.006

Table 2a:

Mean Daily Consumption by SNAP Eligibility (n=4158)

Outcomes SNAP Eligible (Income <=150% FPLa) Ineligible for SNAP (150–250% FPL)
Pre-ARRA Post-ARRA Pre-ARRA Post-ARRA
Total Energy (calories) 1990 2050 2034 2072
Fat (% energy) 36% 36% 36% 36%
Saturated Fat (% energy) 11%+ 11% 12%+ 11%
Sodium (mg) 3213 3402 3310 3474
Protein (% energy) 16% 16% 16% 16%
Carbohydrates (% energy) 51% 51% 50% 50%
Fiber (gms) 14.7 15.5 15.5 16.8
Vitamin C (gms) 78.5 84.5 81.1 82.5
Vitamin D (mcg) 4.1** 4.9** 4.8 4.9
SSB calories 178++ 164 131++ 105
Fruit & Vegetable cups 1.85 2.07 2.05 2.33
BMI 29.3 29.5 28.6 28.7
Overall HEI-2005 53.9 53.5 54.9 56.6
SoFAAS (HEI-12) 10.1 10.3 10.5 11.3

Weighted means. Sample comprised of respondents over 18 years with two days of dietary recall data recorded between October 2007 and December 2010 and household incomes under 250% of FPL. SSB stands for sugar- sweetened beverages. HEI-2005 stands for the 2005 Healthy Eating Index. SoFAAS stands for solid fats, alcohol and added sugars.

The symbol ** (p<0.05) indicates the significance level of the difference, conditional on SNAP eligibility, between pre- and post-ARRA periods (based on a two-tailed t-test). The symbol ++ (p<0.05) indicates the significance level of the pre-ARRA difference between SNAP eligibles and ineligibles based on a two-tailed t-test.

a

FPL=Federal Poverty Threshold

Source: NHANES 2007–2010