Table 1.

Demographic and dietary outcome variables by household WIC participation status among age ineligible children (5–18 years) (N=616)

Demographic Variables	WIC (N=398)	%	Non-WICa (N=218)	%	p-value
Sexb					0.090
Male	211	53	100	46
Female	187	47	118	54
Ageb					0.520
5–11-years-old	260	65	148	68
12–18-years-old	138	35	70	32
Race/Ethnicityb					0.032
Non-Hispanic White	13	3	7	3
Non-Hispanic Black	175	44	122	56
Hispanic	198	50	82	38
Other	12	3	7	3
Mother’s Educationb					0.176
Less than High School	109	27	42	19
High School or Equivalent	168	42	99	45
Some College	90	23	52	24
College degree or more	22	6	18	8
Residenceb					0.357
Newark	110	27	75	34
Camden	112	28	62	28
Trenton	94	24	47	22
New Brunswick	48	12	21	10
Vineland	34	9	13	6
Household Family Size	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	5.0	1.8	5.0	1.75	0.528
Food group (times/day)c
Vegetables	1.85	1.58	1.80	1.27	0.681
Fruits	1.28	1.27	1.29	1.24	0.900
100% juice	1.61	1.66	1.50	1.60	0.420
Sugar Sweetened Beverages	1.18	1.62	1.32	1.92	0.337
Sugary and Salty Snacks	1.01	1.30	1.06	1.19	0.697

^aIncluded income-qualifying (200% FPL) non-WIC households

^bChi-square analyses

^cIndependent two tailed t-tests