Chart 5. Percentage of consumer units with a bachelor’s degree holder between the reference person, spouse, or both by SNAP status, 2006–15
Year	New York area non-SNAP	New York area SNAP	United States non-SNAP	United States SNAP
2006	26.68	3.33	22.15	4.67
2007	25.76	3.45	22.32	4.70
2008	21.88	9.52	21.19	5.91
2009	23.92	16.13	23.21	6.99
2010	24.59	15.66	24.16	4.55
2011	25.00	4.82	25.31	4.82
2012	28.63	9.30	24.10	5.07
2013	30.91	10.31	24.55	7.07
2014	26.70	17.27	24.37	8.62
2015	26.42	7.14	24.81	7.76
Note: Consumer unit is defined as a single person or group of persons (family members and/or nonrelated individuals) who live together in a household and share key expenses. 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.