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Household Resources (5.9.2)

Clients indicated whether their households have access to a kitchen, a working telephone, or a working car.  Responses are presented in Table 5.9.2.1.

Table 5.9.2.1
HOUSEHOLD RESOURCES

Household Resources	Pantry Client Households	Kitchen Client Households	Shelter Client Households	All Client Households
Clients with access to a place where they can prepare a meal
Yes	96.6%	76.5%	36.6%	89.1%
No	3.4%	23.5%	63.4%	10.9%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Clients have access to a working telephone
Yes	84.7%	74.1%	69.9%	81.9%
No	15.3%	25.9%	30.1%	18.1%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Clients have access to a working car
Yes	60.3%	37.4%	24.4%	54.0%
No	39.7%	62.6%	75.6%	46.0%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
SAMPLE SIZE (N)	37,986	10,667	4,225	52,878

Source:       
This table was constructed based on usable responses to Question 19 of the client 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 clients of the A2H National Network.  The sample sizes (N) also include missing data.

For access to a place, missing, don’t know, and refusal responses combined are 1.0% for pantry clients, 1.1% for kitchen clients, 1.9% for shelter clients, and 1.1% for all clients.

For working telephone, missing, don’t know, and refusal responses combined are 1.1% for pantry clients, 1.3% for kitchen clients, 2.2% for shelter clients, and 1.2% for all clients.

For clients with working cars, missing, don’t know, and refusal responses combined are 1.3% for pantry clients, 1.5% for kitchen clients, 2.0% for shelter clients, and 1.4% for all clients.

Findings about selected household resources presented in Table 5.9.2.1 include:

• Overall, 89.1% of the clients have access to a place where they can prepare a meal.
• 96.6% of the pantry clients have access to such a place.
• 76.5% of the kitchen clients have access to such a place.
• 36.6% of the shelter clients have access to such a place.
• Overall, 81.9% of the clients have a working telephone.
• 84.7% of the pantry clients have a working telephone.
• 74.1% of the kitchen clients have a working telephone.
• 69.9% of the shelter clients have a working telephone.
• Overall, 54.0% of the clients have a working car.
• 60.3% of the pantry clients have a working car.
• 37.4% of the kitchen clients have a working car.
• 24.4% of the shelter clients have a working car.