Academic Journal
'I Used to Get WIC . . . But Then I Stopped': How WIC Participants Perceive the Value and Burdens of Maintaining Benefits
| Τίτλος: | 'I Used to Get WIC . . . But Then I Stopped': How WIC Participants Perceive the Value and Burdens of Maintaining Benefits |
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| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Συγγραφείς: | Carolyn Barnes, Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Jill Hoiting |
| Πηγή: | RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. 2023 9(5):32-55. |
| Διαθεσιμότητα: | Russell Sage Foundation. 112 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10065. Tel: 212-750-6000; e-mail: journal@rsage.org; Web site: www.rsfjournal.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| Ημερομηνία έκδοσης: | 2023 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) |
| Τύπος εγγράφου: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Low Income Groups, Infants, Young Children, Eligibility, Poverty Programs, Hunger, Nutrition, Food, Females, Mother Attitudes, Program Attitudes, Administrative Policy, Participant Characteristics, Costs, Cost Effectiveness, Community Benefits |
| Γεωγραφικοί όροι: | Louisiana (New Orleans), New York (New York), Nebraska (Omaha), Minnesota (Saint Paul), Minnesota (Minneapolis) |
| ISSN: | 2377-8253 2377-8261 |
| Περίληψη: | This study examines how individuals assess administrative burdens and how these views change over time within the context of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), which provides food to pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under age five. Using interview data from the Baby's First Years: Mothers' Voices study (n = 80), we demonstrate how the circumstances of family life, shifting food needs and preferences, and the receipt of other resources shape how mothers perceive the costs and benefits of program participation. We find that mothers' perceptions of WIC's costs and benefits vary over time and contribute to program participation trajectories, so many eligible people do not participate; need alone does not drive participation decisions. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Αριθμός Καταχώρησης: | EJ1444420 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 2377-8253 2377-8261 |
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