Table 2.
Support for policy proposals to improve nutritional impact of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by political party identification and SNAP status (n = 3,024)
| Support for removing sugary drinks from list of approved SNAP products | Support for providing additional money to SNAP participants than can only be used on fruits, vegetables, or other healthful foods | Support for providing SNAP participants with more food stamp dollarsto guarantee that they can afford a healthy diet | Support for educating SNAP participants by providing nutrition or cooking classes | |||||||||||||
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| % | Weighted % | 95% CI for Weighted % | P* | % | Weighted % | 95% CI for Weighted % | p | % | Weighted % | 95% CI for Weighted % | p | % | Weighted % | 95% CI for Weighted % | P | |
| Overall | 71 | 69 | (67, 71) | 81 | 82 | (80, 84) | 62 | 65 | (63, 67) | 73 | 74 | (72, 76) | ||||
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| Republican | 70 | 70 | (67, 74) | 0.034 | 73 | 76 | (73, 79) | 44 | 49 | (46, 53) | < 0.001 | 61 | 63 | (59, 66) | < 0.001 | |
| Democrat | 72 | 69 | (66, 72) | 88 | 87 | (85, 90) | 77 | 77 | (75, 80) | 84 | 83 | (80, 86) | ||||
| Independent | 71 | 70 | (64, 76) | 85 | 83 | (77, 88) | 63 | 67 | (60, 73) | 72 | 77 | (71, 82) | ||||
| SNAP Participation | ||||||||||||||||
| SNAP Participants (n = 418) | 57 | 54 | (48, 60) | < 0.001 | 85 | 86 | (81, 90) | 0.212 | 80 | 82 | (78, 87) | < 0.001 | 76 | 80 | (75, 84) | 0.056 |
| SNAP Non-Participants (n = 2,596) | 73 | 73 | (71, 75) | 80 | 81 | (79, 83) | 58 | 61 | (58, 63) | 72 | 73 | (71, 75) | ||||
% = Percent; CI = confidence interval; $ = U.S. Dollars; K = Thousand
p-values based on Rao-Scott Chi-square test of association between political party or SNAP participation and support (strongly support or somewhat support vs. somewhat oppose, strongly oppose, or don’t know) for each policy adjusting for survey design. The frequency of “don’t know” responses ranged from 1 to 3% of all respondents for each SNAP policy question.
Note: Proportions are presented based on both un-weighted and weighted frequencies. Party identification as Democrat or Republican includes those who responded as Independents but reported leaning towards either party. Responses to SNAP policy questions are not reported from the fewer than 10% of respondents who answered “Don’t Know” or refused to respond to demographic questions.