National and State Level Estimates of WIC Eligibility and Program Reach in 2021, Final Report, Volume 1
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Description
Compares eligibility versus participation in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits in 2021 using Community Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC), American Community Survey (ACS), and National Vital Statistics data. Discusses trends over time for infants and pregnant women as well as by breastfeeding status, race and ethnicity, Medicaid participation, urbanicity. Includes state and regional comparisons.
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Courtenay Kessler, Andrew Bryant, Kate Munkacsy, Kelsey Farson Gray
Date
11/2023
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Document
Organization
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Benefit enrollment and application · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Medicaid · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · Women · State-by-state