Report

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women Infants, and Children (WIC) Eligibles and Coverage-2000 to 2009: National and State-Level Estimates of the Population of Women, Infants and Children Eligibles for WIC Benefits

By Betson D, Martinez-Schiferl M, Giannarelli L, Zedlewski S

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and social services to nutritionally at-risk low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children through age 4. This report offers updated estimates of the population that met these criteria and was eligible for WIC benefits in each of the years 2000 through 2009. This report includes some new estimates not included in previous reports: (1) estimates of the number of eligibles and coverage rates by State; (2) updated estimates in U.S. territories; (3) confidence intervals; and (4) estimates of eligible children by single year of age.

Contractor: The Urban Institute

This research was funded by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.

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Date Added
March 21, 2018

Citation
Betson D, Martinez-Schiferl M, Giannarelli L, Zedlewski S (2011) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women Infants, and Children (WIC) Eligibles and Coverage-2000 to 2009: National and State-Level Estimates of the Population of Women, Infants and Children Eligibles for WIC Benefits. United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. Available online: https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/special-supplemental-nutrition-program-women-infants-and-children-wic-eligibles-and-coverage-2000