Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Data & Research

Resource | Research | Assessing/Improving Operations WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2012

This report is a census of women, infants, and children who were participating in the WIC program in April, 2012. The report includes information on participant income and nutrition risk characteristics, and estimates breastfeeding initiation rates for WIC infants.

12/11/2013
Resource | Research | Participation Characteristics Characteristics of Food Stamp Households: FY 2003

On average, about 21.3 million people living in 9.2 million households received food stamps in the United States each month in FY 2003. Food stamp households are a diverse group. Because food stamps are available to most low-income households with few resources, regardless of age, disability status, or family structure, recipients represent a broad cross-section of the nation's poor. This report provides information about the demographic and economic circumstances of food stamp households. 

11/01/2004
Resource | Research | Participation Characteristics WIC Dynamics Study

WIC Dynamics is a study of the impact of participation growth associated with infant formula rebates, new regulatory and legislative requirements, economic factors occurred since 1988.

02/01/1995
Page updated: May 28, 2024