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Table 1 Sociodemographic and health characteristics, by WIC receipt and interview date

From: Effects of the revised WIC food package on women’s and children’s health: a quasi-experimental study

 

WIC, % or mean (SD)

No WIC, % or mean (SD)

Women

Before revision

(n = 2948)

After revision

(n = 2750)

Before revision

(n = 38,877)

After revision

(n = 37,196)

Age (years)

27.2 (6.0)

27.9 (6.0)

31.6 (7.8)

31.3 (7.7)

Marital status

43.9

40.0

35.0

30.9

Size of family

3.8 (1.6)

3.9 (1.6)

2.8 (1.6)

2.8 (1.6)

Educational attainment

    

     Less than high school

34.7

26.2

19.1

15.1

     High school

33.3

32.0

27.5

23.4

     Some college

28.0

35.1

35.4

38.3

     College or more

4.0

6.7

17.9

23.3

Race/Ethnicity

    

     White

33.9

36.9

49.3

47.8

     Black

26.0

24.0

21.1

19.5

     Hispanic

30.4

29.7

21.1

22.3

     Other

9.7

9.3

8.5

10.4

Family income

25,935 (17,267)

25,437 (17,788)

35,181 (20,397)

32,721 (20,618)

Body mass index

27.8 (6.6)

28.7 (6.8)

26.9 (6.6)

27.7 (7.0)

Self-reported health

0.9 (0.3)

0.9 (0.3)

0.9 (0.3)

0.9 (0.3)

Children

Before revision

(n = 4322)

After revision

(n = 5578)

Before revision

(n = 8285)

After revision

(n = 9595)

Age (years)

1.7 (1.3)

1.8 (1.3)

2.1 (1.4)

2.1 (1.4)

Mom’s marital status

57.3

51.0

65.5

60.0

Size of family

3.9 (1.4)

4.0 (1.4)

3.8 (1.3)

3.8 (1.3)

Parent educational attainment

    

     Less than high school

35.7

29.1

23.6

15.1

     High school

31.3

31.9

29.3

27.1

     Some college

27.3

31.5

32.7

37.3

     College or more

5.7

7.4

14.4

20.6

Race/Ethnicity

    

     White

26.7

28.7

42.5

44.9

     Black

20.6

20.2

18.1

17.1

     Hispanic

42.1

38.8

28.4

25.0

     Other

10.6

12.3

11.1

13.0

Family income

29,398 (17,465)

27,799 (17,489)

40,471 (20,192)

39,426 (20,669)

Anemia

0.0 (0.2)

0.0 (0.2)

0.0 (0.1)

0.0 (0.1)

Parent-reported health

1.0 (0.2)

1.0 (0.1)

1.0 (0.1)

1.0 (0.1)

Mental Health Indicator

1.6 (1.7)

1.4 (2.6)

1.4 (1.6)

1.2 (2.1)

  1. The study sample was drawn from the National Health Interview Survey for years 1998–2017. Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children