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Family Composition and the Benefits of Participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

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  • Christina Robinson

    (Department of Economics, Central Connecticut State University, Maria Sanford Hall 30404, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050, USA.)

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WIC is designed to promote the health and nutrient consumption of pregnant (or postpartum) women, infants, and young children. Food, however, is often a communal commodity shared by all household members; thus, a family’s composition may impact the health benefits received by a WIC participant. Using data from the 2010 wave of the National Health Interview Survey, this study finds that an only child who participates in WIC receives a health benefit from their participation while the benefits received by children with siblings are dependent on the age, gender, and number of siblings with whom they share a residence.

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  • Christina Robinson, 2016. "Family Composition and the Benefits of Participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 42(2), pages 232-251, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:easeco:v:42:y:2016:i:2:p:232-251
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