Agency Estimates of Change in Number of Clients from 2001 to 2005 (10.8)
Agencies were asked whether they serve more or fewer clients than they did in 2001. Table 10.8.1 shows the findings.
Table 10.8.1
AGENCY ESTIMATES OF CHANGE IN NUMBER OF CLIENTS FROM 2001 TO 2005
Agency Estimate of Change in the Number of Clients Compared with Year 2001 |
Pantry Programs |
Kitchen Programs |
Shelter Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
More clients |
64.6% |
61.0% |
52.4% |
Fewer clients |
8.2% |
8.0% |
6.3% |
About the same number of clients |
20.1% |
25.3% |
37.2% |
Program did not exist in 2001 |
7.1% |
5.8% |
4.2% |
TOTAL |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
SAMPLE SIZE (N) |
18,436 |
4,514 |
2,704 |
Source:
This table was constructed based on usable responses to
Question 7 of the agency survey
.
Notes:
The percentages presented in this table are based only on
usable responses, excluding missing, don’t know, and refusal responses.
All usable responses were weighted as described in Chapter 3 and
in the Technical Appendix
volume to represent all emergency food programs of the A2H National Network. The sample sizes (N) also include missing data.
Missing, don’t know, and refusal responses combined are 7.0% for pantry programs, 11.3% for kitchen programs, and 11.7% for shelter programs.
Regarding the volume of the clients, 64.6% of the pantries, 61.0% of the kitchens, and 52.4% of the shelters indicate that they serve more clients now than they did in 2001.
- 20.1% of the pantries, 25.3% of the kitchens, and 37.2% of the shelters indicated that they serve about the same number of clients in 2005 as in 2001.
- 8.2% of the pantries, 8.0% of the kitchens, and 6.3% of the shelters indicated that they serve fewer clients in 2005 than they did in 2001.
- 7.1% of the pantries, 5.8% of the kitchens, and 4.2% of the shelters did not exist in 2001.
