Why argue the stats in the first place, but why speculate? Here's a short narrative from a July rendering of food stamp recipients demographics:

"Beyond politics, equally large or larger gaps emerge in the participation rates of many core social and demographic groups. For example, women were about twice as likely as men (23% vs. 12%) to have received food stamps at some point in their lives. Blacks are about twice as likely as whites to have used this benefit during their lives (31% vs. 15%). Among Hispanics, about 22% say they have collected food stamps."

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/201...amp-recipients/