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VERTICAL BAR CHART: Adult Recipients of Food Stamps,
by Age and Sex, 2005
(Number in thousands)
Total: Female 8,473; Male 3,976
18-35 years: Female 3,994; Male 1,462
36-59 years: Female 3,071; Male 1,875
60 years and Older: Female 1,408; Male 639
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Characteristics
of Food Stamp Households: Fiscal Year 2005. Sep 2006.
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LINE CHART: Women Participating in WIC,* Selected
Years 1992-2005
(Number of women)
Participation Data
1992: 1,226,115
1994: 1,499,218
1996: 1,647,338
1998: 1,734,033
2000: 1,748,792
2002: 1,812,786
2004: 1,931,651
2005: 1,966,249
*Participants are classified as women, infants, and
children based on nutritional-risk status; data reported
include all pregnant women and mothers regardless of age.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Women, Infants,
and Children. Program Data, Monthly Data—National
Level, FY 2003 through 2005. http://www.fns.usda.gov
/pd/WIC_Monthly.htm
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