| OLS | IV: SNAP+ SNAP2+SNAP policy index | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Coeff. of WIC participation | S.E | P-value | Coeff. of WIC participation | S.E | P-value | Identification test‡ |
| ALL | −0.064 | 0.007 | < 0.001 | 0.018 | 0.318 | 0.956 | UWO |
| Boy | −0.072 | 0.009 | < 0.001 | 0.374 | 0.386 | 0.332 | O |
| Girl | −0.057 | 0.009 | < 0.001 | −0.266 | 0.443 | 0.549 | UWO |
| Non-H White | −0.087 | 0.008 | < 0.001 | −0.403 | 0.925 | 0.663 | O |
| Non-H Black | −0.069 | 0.019 | <0.001 | 0.365 | 0.659 | 0.580 | UO |
| Hispanic | −0.025 | 0.012 | 0.030 | 0.590 | 0.287 | 0.040 | O |
| Other | −0.035 | 0.017 | 0.047 | −0.108 | 0.458 | 0.814 | UO |
Controlling state dummy, sex, race/ethnicity, education, child’s age, maternal age, maternal marital status, number of people in the household, interview language, birth year, TANF/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families enrollment rate (# of enrolled participants/# of state population), CHIP/Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollment rate (# of enrolled children/# of children 18 or under in the state), and state unemployment rate. IV Variables including SNAP enrollment rates (SNAP, # of SNAP participants in that year/# of state population in that year), square of SNAP enrollment rates (SNAP2), and SNAP policy index.
U means the under-identification test P < 0.05. Stock–Yogo tabulations based on the Cragg–Donald statistic were used for the weak identification test; W means the F statistic of the weak identification test > 10% maximal IV relative bias or > 10% maximal IV size. O means over-identification test > 0.05. (O could not be tested in the first stage).