Abstract #302413

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JSM 2003 Abstract #302413
Activity Number: 343
Type: Other
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 6, 2003 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: ASA
Abstract - #302413
Title: How Many Women and Children are Eligible and Likely to Participate in the WIC Program?
Author(s): Michele L. Ver Ploeg*+
Companies: The National Academies
Address: Committee on National Statistics, Washington, DC, 20001-2721,
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides food and nutritional services to over 7 million low income pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children each year. WIC is not an entitlement program. Thus, each year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must estimate the number of people who are eligible and likely to participate in the program to guide budget allocation decisions to the program. The accuracy of these estimates is important because if they are too low, there may not be enough funds to serve all who are eligible and want to participate. However, if the estimates are too high, funds that were allocated for WIC may have been more effectively used for other programs. In the recent past, USDA estimates of WIC eligibility and participation have been criticized by both those who think the estimates are too high, and those who think the estimates are too low. The CNSTAT Panel to Evaluate the USDA.

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