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Within month variability in use of soup kitchens in New York State. p4.

F E Thompson, D L Taren, E Andersen, G Casella, J K Lambert, C C Campbell, E A Frongillo, Jr and D Spicer

Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.

This paper describes the variation in use of soup kitchens throughout the month using data from the New York State Nutritional Surveillance Program. Excluding November, December, and May, when holiday meals created a different pattern of use, number of meals served in soup kitchens generally increased toward the end of the month, averaging 43 per cent higher for Upstate and 14 per cent higher for New York City in the last week as compared to the first week of the month. The overall increase throughout the month and difference in the magnitude of increase between Upstate and New York City corresponds to the timing of income maintenance benefits distribution. Distribution of most public assistance benefits occurs at the beginning of each month in Upstate, whereas it is staggered in New York City throughout the month.

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