Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the WIC Program

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