ERIC Number: ED574665
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 36
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ISSN: ISSN-1936-9379
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Families with Hungry Children and the Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten. University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series, DP2012-19
Arteaga, Irma; Heflin, Colleen; Gable, Sara
University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research
This paper exploits a source of variation in the eligibility for federal nutrition programs to identify the program effects on food insecurity. Children are eligible for the WIC [Women, Infants and Children] program until the day before they turn 61 months old. The result is an age discontinuity in program participation at the 61-month cutoff. Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Birth-cohort dataset, we find strong evidence of a sizeable increase in household food insecurity at the 61-month cutoff. Our findings are robust to different model specifications, datasets, and various bandwidth choices using various non-parametric estimations. A section on data sources is appended.
Descriptors: Hunger, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Eligibility, Food, Age Differences, Children, Longitudinal Studies, Surveys, Nutrition, Public Policy, Federal Programs, Participation, Program Effectiveness, Questionnaires, Economic Factors, Family Characteristics, Statistical Analysis, Child Health, Well Being, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Food and Nutrition Service (USDA)
Authoring Institution: University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey
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