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Supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit cycles and student disciplinary infractions

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Gennetian, LA; Seshadri, R; Hess, ND; Winn, AN; Goerge, RM
Published in: Social Service Review
January 1, 2016

Does the timing and frequency of program benefits influence student school outcomes? The poor may be especially vulnerable to income scarcity at the end of welfare programbenefit cycles. Such scarcity may strain other aspects of family life and exacerbate children’s behavior problems. We use data fromthe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and school disciplinary records to compare the incidence of disciplinary infractions at the beginning and end of months among Chicago Public School students in grades 5-8 whose families did and did not receive SNAP. Controlling for student and school characteristics, our estimates show that student disciplinary infractions generally spike at the end of the month irrespective of SNAP receipt status. However, spikes are exacerbated among students who receive SNAP benefits. The within-month difference in disciplinary infractions for students in SNAP recipient families is 7 percentage points larger than for nonrecipients. These differences are particularly pronounced for males.

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Social Service Review

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0037-7961

Publication Date

January 1, 2016

Volume

90

Issue

3

Start / End Page

403 / 433

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Work
  • 4409 Social work
  • 1607 Social Work
 

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Gennetian, L. A., Seshadri, R., Hess, N. D., Winn, A. N., & Goerge, R. M. (2016). Supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit cycles and student disciplinary infractions. Social Service Review, 90(3), 403–433. https://doi.org/10.1086/688074
Gennetian, L. A., R. Seshadri, N. D. Hess, A. N. Winn, and R. M. Goerge. “Supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit cycles and student disciplinary infractions.” Social Service Review 90, no. 3 (January 1, 2016): 403–33. https://doi.org/10.1086/688074.
Gennetian LA, Seshadri R, Hess ND, Winn AN, Goerge RM. Supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit cycles and student disciplinary infractions. Social Service Review. 2016 Jan 1;90(3):403–33.
Gennetian, L. A., et al. “Supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit cycles and student disciplinary infractions.” Social Service Review, vol. 90, no. 3, Jan. 2016, pp. 403–33. Scopus, doi:10.1086/688074.
Gennetian LA, Seshadri R, Hess ND, Winn AN, Goerge RM. Supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit cycles and student disciplinary infractions. Social Service Review. 2016 Jan 1;90(3):403–433.
Journal cover image

Published In

Social Service Review

DOI

ISSN

0037-7961

Publication Date

January 1, 2016

Volume

90

Issue

3

Start / End Page

403 / 433

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Work
  • 4409 Social work
  • 1607 Social Work