What SNAP awareness looks like
Core finding
SNAP is broadly familiar in this survey. About 88% say they know what the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is.
Experience with the program is narrower. About 37% say they currently use SNAP or received benefits in the past, while 55% say they have never applied.
Awareness is widespread
About 88% of adults say they know what SNAP is.
About 12% say they do not know the program.
Stacked breakdown
88% say they know what SNAP is.
n = 1,000 · Nov 19–22, 2024 · MoE ±3.4%
Most have never applied
About 55% say they have never applied for SNAP.
About 20% say they received benefits in the past, 16% say they currently use SNAP, and 9% say they applied but did not receive benefits.
Stacked breakdown
55% say they have never applied for SNAP.
n = 1,000 · Nov 19–22, 2024 · MoE ±3.4%
Recognition is not the same as use
The gap between awareness and application history matters for how the result should be read: the program is recognizable, but most adults in the sample report no direct application history.
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Nov 19–22, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.4% |
| Module | B |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co
Do you know what the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is?
- verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co
Have you ever applied for SNAP (Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program)?
Cite this topic
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2024-122, fielded November 19-22, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.4%.