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Spending at Mobile Fruit and Vegetable Carts and Using SNAP Benefits to Pay, Bronx, New York, 2013 and 2014

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: This study examines purchases at fruit and vegetable carts and evaluates the potential benefits of expanding the availability of electronic benefit transfer machines at Green Carts. Customers at 4 Green Carts in the Bronx, New York, were surveyed in 3 waves from June 2013 through July 2014. Customers who used Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits spent on average $3.86 more than customers who paid with cash. This finding suggests that there may be benefits to increasing the availability of electronic benefit transfer machines at Green Carts.

Source: Preventing Chronic Disease

DOI: 10.5888/pcd12.140542

Authors: Andrew Breck, Kamila M. Kiszko, Courtney Abrams, Brian Elbel

Institutions: New York University, Wagner College

Language: English

Topic: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, No poverty

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion