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To: I see my hands

From the FNS Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program website:

43 percent of participants are white; 33 percent are African-American, non-Hispanic; 19 percent are Hispanic; 2 percent are Asian, 2 percent are Native American, and less than 1 percent are of unknown race or ethnicity.

http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/faqs.htm#23


30 posted on 05/15/2011 7:40:30 PM PDT by HectorGomez
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To: HectorGomez
Thanks. Did you happen to find what percentage of each racial group are on food stamps? I wonder which ethnicities stay in the program the longest. It might be pertinent to know which racial group contributes the most in funding the program and which racial group contributes the least.

34 posted on 05/15/2011 8:38:59 PM PDT by I see my hands (Embrace Misanthropy)
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