Report on Attitudes of Urban Residents Toward Food Stamp Plan and Toward Alternative Methods of Disposing of Agricultural Surpluses
Division of Program Surveys, Bureau of Agricultural Economics
1940

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Abstract

Report Introduction: This report presents material on the attitudes of urban residents toward the Food Stamp Plan and toward alternative possible methods of disposing of surplus farm commodities. It is based on 385 interviews conducted in New York City, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Rochester, and Providence. Results should be interpreted with both the size-of-sample limitations and the geographical limitations closely in mind.

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Title
Report on Attitudes of Urban Residents Toward Food Stamp Plan and Toward Alternative Methods of Disposing of Agricultural Surpluses
Author(s)
Division of Program Surveys, Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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Issue Date
1940-04
Publication Type
Report
DOI and Other Identifiers
10.22004/ag.econ.343389
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/343389
Language
English
Total Pages
32
Note
Questions asked: What proportion of city residents know about the Food Stamp Plan? What is the attitude toward the Food Stamp Plan of those city residents who know about it? What reasons are given for liking or disliking the Food Stamp Plan? Do city residents approve or disapprove of having the Government buy agricultural surpluses and sell them to other countries, even at a loss? What is the attitude of city residents toward having the Government buy up these surpluses and add them to those already being stored? What is the attitude of city people to having the Government buy agricultural surpluses and distribute them to poor people in this country? Which of these three plans for surplus disposal do city residents like best?
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