The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program provides food coupons and health benefits to foster in utero and postpartum development of the child. However, due to these benefits, households might reallocate income from food and healthcare services toward other goods. Utilizing data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, this article investigates the effects of participation in the WIC program on cigarette and alcohol consumption. Our results indicate that the program has no effect on prenatal smoking but increases postpartum cigarette consumption per day by 6%. WIC also has preventive benefits as it decreases prenatal alcohol consumption on the extensive and intensive margins.

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WIC 参与对烟草使用和酒精消费的影响

妇女、婴儿和儿童特别补充营养计划 (WIC) 计划提供食品券和健康福利，以促进儿童在子宫内和产后的发展。然而，由于这些好处，家庭可能会将来自食品和医疗保健服务的收入重新分配到其他商品上。本文利用怀孕风险评估监测系统的数据，调查参与 WIC 计划对香烟和酒精消费的影响。我们的结果表明，该计划对产前吸烟没有影响，但会使产后每天的香烟消费量增加 6%。WIC还具有预防性好处，因为它可以在广泛而密集的范围内减少产前饮酒。