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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Econ. 2013 Apr 8;102:51–69. doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2013.03.009

Table 6.

Effects of WIC Clinic Access in ZIP Code of Residence on Birth Outcomes: IV-Mother FE Method

Birth Weight (g) Low Birth Weight (<2500g) Gestation (weeks) Premature (<37 weeks) Child Breastfed Child Matched to Death Record
A. All Mothers: IV-Mother FE
Mean of Dependent Variable 3274.410 0.060 38.431 0.091 0.745 0.004
Any WIC Clinic in Zip Code of Residence During Pregnancy 27.3023** (7.9839) −0.0053 (0.0056) 0.0582 (0.0417) −0.0037 (0.0109) 0.0201 (0.0168) −0.0011 (0.0019)
N 612,640 612,640 612,686 612,686 608,982 612,551

B. Mothers with High School Degree or Less at Time of First Birth: IV-Mother FE
Mean of Dependent Variable 3236.176 0.069 38.423 0.098 0.682 0.004
Any WIC Clinic in Zip Code of Residence During Pregnancy 32.5030*** (8.9690) −0.0100+ (0.0053) 0.0711 (0.0569) −0.0054 (0.0126) 0.0405** (0.0185) 0.0003 (0.0024)
N 371,504 371,504 371,533 371,533 369,000 371,424

C. Mothers with College Degree at Time of First Birth: IV-Mother FE
Mean of Dependent Variable 3381.123 0.038 38.535 0.067 0.913 0.004
Any WIC Clinic in Zip Code of Residence During Pregnancy 16.3060 (14.9501) −0.0112 (0.0116) 0.0929 (0.0753) 0.0014 (0.0088) −0.0217 (0.0168) −0.0006 (0.0030)
N 107,477 107,477 107,483 107,483 107,076 107,477

Notes: Each coefficient in each panel is from a separate regression. See Table 3 for more information about the sample, controls, and the IV-Mother FE estimation method.

Significance levels:

+

p<0.10

**

p<0.05

***

p<0.001