Stockton is giving people $500 a month. Here’s how they’re spending it

> about 38 percent of purchases each month go toward food, and 25 percent on sales and merchandise such as clothing, home goods and items from discount stores such as Walmart.

> Gas, electric and telecommunication bill payments make up the third largest spending category, about 11 percent. Less than 1 percent of total money tracked has been spent at alcohol or tobacco retailers, according to SEED spokeswoman Amanda Blanton.

If they had prior data on their spending to compare against, that would be interesting to see if anything changed immediately.