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• Who We Serve
• How We Serve
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  • Selected Subgroups
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  • Metropolitan Status
    • Food Security
    • Urban/Metro & Child
    • Elderly
    • Food Stamp Receipt
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  • Food Stamp Receipt
  • Food Stamps & Food Security
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Association Between Metropolitan Status and Other Key Variables (15.4)

Households in nonmetropolitan areas as compared with metropolitan areas may have different opportunities to ensure adequate nutrition for their members.  For instance, nonmetropolitan households may face considerable transportation barriers in shopping for food.  On the other hand, they may have greater access to food that is grown at home or on nearby farms.  Here we examine how metropolitan status is associated with other variables of interest for the A2H client sample.

Households were classified by center city, non-center city metro, or nonmetropolitan status based on their zip codes using the Metropolitan Area Central City Indicator (MACCI) information from the U.S. Census Bureau.  The three types of areas are:

• Center city or urban area central places that function as the dominant center of urban areas.  The U.S. Census Bureau identifies one or more central places for each urbanized area (UA) or urban cluster (UC).
• Metropolitan areas that include all areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau within UA or UC boundaries encompassing densely settled areas.
• Nonmetropolitan areas that consist of all areas located outside of UAs and UCs.