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WOMEN AND FEDERAL PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
Federal food and nutrition assistance programs serve
many women in the U.S. The Federal Food Stamp program helps
low-income
individuals purchase nutritious foods. In 2001, 70.3 percent
of all adult Food Stamp program participants were females.
The largest percent of women participants were aged 18-35
(44.8 percent).
The Supplemental Food Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) also plays an important role
in serving women by
providing supplementary nutrition during pregnancy, the
postpartum
period, and while breastfeeding. From 1992 to 2000, the
number of adult women participating in WIC increased
by 47 percent,
from approximately 1.3 million participants in 1992 to
nearly 1.9 million in 2000.
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