WIC Household Food Purchases Using WIC Benefits or Paying Out of Pocket: A Case Study of Cold Cereal Purchases

Diansheng Dong ; Hayden Stewart ; Elizabeth Frazão , Andrea Carlson ; Jeffrey Hyman

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: WIC;    cost containment;    cold cereal;    unit value;    FoodAPS data;   

RP-ID  :  ERR-207

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

WIC households incur no cost for WIC-approved foods, and economic theory suggests they may be less sensitive to prices when using WIC benefits than when paying out of pocket. ERS examines this assumption in a case study of WIC households' choices in purchasing cold cereals.