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Characteristics of a random sample of emergency food program users in New York: II. Soup kitchens.

J Bowering, K L Clancy and J Poppendieck

Department of Nutrition and Food Management, Syracuse University, NY 13244.

A random sample of soup kitchen clients in New York City was studied and specific comparisons made on various parameters including homelessness. Compared with the general population of low income persons, soup kitchen users were overwhelmingly male, disproportionately African-American, and more likely to live alone. The homeless (41 percent of the sample) were less likely to receive food stamps or free food, or to use food pantries. Fewer of them received Medicaid or had health insurance. Forty-seven percent had no income in contrast to 29 percent of the total sample.

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