Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the WIC Program

Michele Ver Ploeg and David M. Betson, Editors, Panel to Evaluate the USDA's Methodology for Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the WIC Program, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. Overview of WIC and the Current Estimation Methodology; 5 3. Accuracy and Sources of Errors; 6 4. Categorical Eligibility of Infants and Children; 7 5. Income and Adjunctive Eligibility of Infants and Children; 8 6. Estimation of the Number of Income-Eligible Pregnant and Postpartum Women; 9 7. Estimating Eligibility Based on Meeting Nutritional Risk Criteria; 10 8. Estimating WIC Participation Among Eligible People; 11 9. Options for Estimating Eligibility and Participation; 12 10. Summary; 13 References; 14 Appendix A: Data Sources and Coverage Issues; 15 Appendix B: Nutritional Screening and Budget Estimates; 16 Appendix C: Reconciling Different Estimates of Income and Adjunctive Eligibility; 17 Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff