Women Participating in WIC,* 1992–2006

Women Participating in WIC, 1992–2006
Year Number of Women
1992 1,226,115
1994 1,499,218
1996 1,647,338
1998 1,734,033
2000 1,748,792
2002 1,812,786
2004 1,931,651
2006 2,023,309

*Participants are classified as women, infants, or children based on nutritional-risk status; data reported include all pregnant women and mothers regardless of age.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Women, Infants, and Children Program Data. Monthly Data – National Level, FY 2004- September 2007. http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/wicmain.htm, accessed 12/17/07.

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