Volume 11 — May 22, 2014
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Comparing Farmers’ Market Revenue Trends Before and After the Implementation of a Monetary Incentive for Recipients of Food Assistance
| Week | Total Food Assistance Revenue in 2011 (Pre-SNS), $ | Total Food Assistance Revenue in 2012 (Post-SNS), $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 40 |
| 2 | 65 | 146 |
| 3 | 75 | 154 |
| 4 | 247 | 551 |
| 5 | 84 | 496 |
| 6 | 141 | 405 |
| 7 | 120 | 208 |
| 8 | 115 | 270 |
| 9 | 184 | 194 |
| 10 | 148 | 191 |
| 11 | 74 | 290 |
| 12 | 138 | 339 |
| 13 | 100 | 313 |
| 14 | 90 | 194 |
| 15 | 196 | 278 |
| 16 | 77 | 293 |
| 17 | 23 | 244 |
| 18 | 147 | 293 |
| 19 | 173 | 410 |
| 20 | 357 | 614 |
Figure 1. Total food assistance revenue by week,
before Shop N Save intervention (2011) and after Shop N Save intervention
(2012). Abbreviation: SNS, Shop N Save.
| Week | Pre-SNS, 2011, $ | Post-SNS, 2012, $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 655 | 421 |
| 2 | 861 | 512 |
| 3 | 854 | 523 |
| 4 | 1,013 | 1,034 |
| 5 | 880 | 1,056 |
| 6 | 758 | 747 |
| 7 | 937 | 551 |
| 8 | 675 | 678 |
| 9 | 803 | 611 |
| 10 | 787 | 634 |
| 11 | 955 | 745 |
| 12 | 762 | 930 |
| 13 | 614 | 1,025 |
| 14 | 584 | 741 |
| 15 | 605 | 689 |
| 16 | 326 | 860 |
| 17 | 342 | 792 |
| 18 | 514 | 892 |
| 19 | 554 | 880 |
| 20 | 808 | 1,400 |
Figure 2. Total revenue by week, before Shop N Save
intervention (2011) and after Shop N Save intervention (2012). Abbreviation:
SNS, Shop N Save.
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