This analysis was limited to children aged 24–35 months
residing in areas that provided WIC-LARS data, resulting in the
inclusion of 54 geographic areas (hereafter, referred to as “grantees”).
Children with missing provider type (n¼126) or demographics
(n¼61) were excluded. In 2011, of the 13,508 children
aged 24–35 months with provider data, 13,183 children were eligible for inclusion.