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{"definition": "The percentage point change in the monthly average percentage of the population that are infants and children, ages 1-4, who received at least one WIC Program (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) food instrument or food during the report month or were breastfed by a participating mother. Percentage point change is calculated as (Year 2 - Year 1).", "availableYears": "2014/2016", "name": "WIC infant and children participants (change % infant & children), 2014-16*", "units": "Percentage points", "shortName": "PCH_WICINFANTCHILD_14_16", "geographicLevel": "State", "dataSources": "Tabulations by USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), State-Level WIC Eligibles and Participants, 2014 and 2016. Population data are from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2014 and 2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Participation data are 12-month averages."} |