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Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the WIC Program: Phase I Report
ance that much discretion has purposefully been given to the states. Rather, our purpose in highlighting the difficulties in applying eligibility rules is to illustrate a source of uncertainty in estimating eligibility. The panel’s task is to consider the best scientific methods for estimating eligibility according to the laws Congress has set.