Chart 10. Percentage of married couples among consumer units, by SNAP status, 2006–15
Year New York area non-SNAP New York area SNAP United States non-SNAP United States SNAP

2006

52.35 15.00 56.08 25.77

2007

51.64 31.03 55.67 30.65

2008

53.01 31.75 55.31 29.03

2009

56.17 19.35 55.59 27.96

2010

51.91 33.73 54.54 34.31

2011

55.28 19.28 55.39 26.31

2012

52.16 13.95 54.39 27.18

2013

50.94 28.87 55.13 29.89

2014

53.53 34.55 55.01 27.91

2015

52.68 30.95 54.76 30.11

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.