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Women currently receiving WIC

This indicator shows the percentage of women currently on WIC. This question is asked of all women whose total annual household income is equal to or less than 300% Federal Poverty Level and who have a child under age 7 or who is pregnant. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.

  • Measurement Period: 2018
Women currently receiving WIC
26.3%
CA VALUE
(22.9%)
TREND
RANGE: 7.7%<43.6%

Understanding the color Range

Each Health Indicator includes five-color range indexes. The color range index compares all counties in the state that have the same indicator in the same timeframe. It then calculates where the selected county falls in that range and displays the color that best reflects how the county is doing in comparison to the other counties in the filtered group. The range displays the highest and lowest county values within the state that have the same indicator for the same measurement period.

Current county values will be compared to State and National values if they are available.

Green and red arrows indicate that the county value is better or worse than the state or national value. The arrows will change directions and colors based on which end of the range is positive.
This icon simply means that the county value is equal to the state or national value.
Some indicators display blue, which means the data is not meant for health-status comparison, but is intended simply to provide information.
If history data is available the trend icon will point up or down based on its relationship to the last county value.
History
Dimensions 2018
Dimension Low Value High Number of Counties Compared
CDC Treatment Guidelines
Source
California Health Interview Survey

http://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/chis