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) | |||
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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) |