Chart 6. Average age of reference person, by SNAP status, 2006–15
Year New York area non-SNAP New York area SNAP United States non-SNAP United States SNAP

2006

50.42 56.58 48.89 45.32

2007

48.84 45.76 48.91 43.46

2008

52.01 52.90 49.66 44.89

2009

50.73 47.51 50.18 43.52

2010

49.98 50.51 49.71 44.79

2011

49.66 48.95 50.41 44.56

2012

50.52 48.79 50.39 44.58

2013

50.34 51.88 51.16 45.34

2014

50.91 50.85 51.06 46.50

2015

50.11 54.10 50.78 47.49

Note: As designated by the National Bureau of Economic Research, December 2007 to June 2009 was a recessionary period. SNAP = Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Diary Survey public use microdata.