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Tables of Contents for Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the Wic Program
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Executive Summary
1
1
Current Methodology
2
2
Conclusions and Recommendations
4
4
Methodological Issues for Further Consideration in Phase II of the Study
8
1
Introduction
9
4
Panel Charge and Approach
10
1
WIC Program Background
11
2
Program Eligibility
13
8
Categorical Eligibility
14
1
Income Eligibility
15
4
Nutritional Risk Determination
19
1
Summary
19
2
Current Methods for Estimating Eligibility and Full-Funding Participation
21
9
Estimates of the Number of Fully Eligible Persons
21
3
Estimation of Full-Funding Participation
24
1
Coverage Rates and Prediction Error
25
5
Potential Biases in Eligibility Estimates
30
21
Accuracy of the Current Population Survey
31
2
Adjunctive Eligibility
33
8
Use of Annual Versus Monthly Income
41
2
Six-Month Certification Period for Children
43
1
Defining the Economic Unit
44
2
Estimation of the Prevalence of Nutritional Risk
46
3
Overall Conclusion
49
2
Estimates of Full-Funding Participation
51
3
Methodological Issues for Future Consideration
54
5
Alternative Datasets for Estimating Income Eligibility
55
1
Estimates of the Number of Eligible People in the Territories
56
1
Estimation of Eligible Pregnant Women
56
1
Estimation of Eligible Postpartum Women
57
1
Cnfidence Intervals for Eligibility Estimates
58
1
REFERENCES
59
APPENDICES
A Glossary
63
B Meeting and Workshop Agendas
66
C March Current Population Survey Income Supplement
71
D The TRIM3 Microsimulation Model
74
E Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff
82
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