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{"definition": "The percent change in the average monthly number of stores in the county authorized to accept SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously called Food Stamp Program) per 1,000 county residents. Percent change indicators are calculated as [((Year 2 - Year 1) / Year 1) x 100]. ", "availableYears": "2012/2017", "name": "SNAP-authorized stores/1,000 pop (% change), 2012-17", "units": "% change", "shortName": "PCH_SNAPSPTH_12_17", "geographicLevel": "County", "dataSources": "Store data are from USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP Benefits Redemption Division. Population data are from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Estimates. Stores authorized for SNAP include: supermarkets; large, medium and small grocery stores and convenience stores; superstores and supercenters; warehouse club stores; and specialized foodstores (retail bakeries, meat and seafood markets, and produce markets)."} |