All Sources of Household Income for the Previous Month (5.8.3.2)
Table 5.8.3.2
ALL SOURCES OF HOUSEHOLD
INCOME FOR PREVIOUS MONTH
All Sources of Household Income for Previous Month a |
Pantry Client Households |
Kitchen Client Households |
Shelter Client Households |
All Client Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Job |
37.3% |
35.1% |
24.3% |
36.0% |
Government welfare assistance |
|
|
|
|
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) |
5.5% |
3.8% |
3.3% |
5.1% |
General Assistance (GA)b |
6.6% |
9.2% |
11.3% |
7.4% |
Other government sources |
|
|
|
|
Social Security |
36.4% |
25.1% |
12.5% |
32.8% |
Unemployment compensation |
3.4% |
2.7% |
1.9% |
3.2% |
Disability (SSDI)/Workers’ Compensation |
14.3% |
13.0% |
7.6% |
13.6% |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) |
22.1% |
20.8% |
11.1% |
21.1% |
Government assistance with child care costs |
2.5% |
1.6% |
0.9% |
2.3% |
Nongovernment, nonjob sources |
|
|
|
|
Pension |
10.0% |
8.5% |
2.8% |
9.2% |
Child support |
6.0% |
2.4% |
1.8% |
5.1% |
Alimony |
0.3% |
0.2% |
0.5% |
0.3% |
Relatives |
10.7% |
10.6% |
14.1% |
10.9% |
No income |
6.7% |
15.9% |
32.6% |
10.0% |
SAMPLE SIZE (N) |
37,986 |
10,667 |
4,225 |
52,878 |
Source:
This table was constructed based on all responses to questions 6, 25, and 29 of the client survey.
Notes:
The percentages presented in this table, unlike those in most other tables, were calculated without leaving out item nonresponses (labeled “unknown”). To ensure that key percentages, such as that for no income, appear consistent within this table and across related tables, a constant denominator, which includes item nonresponses, was used. All responses were weighted as described in Chapter 3 and in the Technical Appendix volume to represent all emergency food clients or households of the A2H National Network.
Missing, don’t know, and refusal responses combined are 1.7% for pantry clients, 1.3% for kitchen clients, 1.5% for shelter clients, and 1.6% for all clients.
a Multiple responses were accepted.
When clients were asked about all sources of their household income for the previous month, 35.9% included a job as a source.
- For 5.1% of all clients, TANF was a source of household income during the previous month.
- For 7.4%, GA was a source of household income.
- 32.8% of all clients said they received social security benefits
- 13.65% chose SSDI or workers’ compensation as a source of household income.
- 21.1% mentioned SSI as a source.
- In addition, 9.2%, 5.1%, and 10.9% of the clients indicate pension, child support, and their relatives, respectively, as a source of income.
