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| Name | Class |
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| Maxiumus | UNKNOWN |
| USDA Food and Nutrition Service | FED |
| Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. | OTHER |
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The Summer Electronic Benefit for Children (SEBTC) demonstration provided food assistance to households with school-aged children during the summer through electronic benefit transfer (EBT) procedures used by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) programs. The evaluation design included two components: an impact study and an implementation study. The evaluation assessed the impact of SEBTC on children's food security and nutritional status, household food expenditures and purchasing behaviors, parental perceptions, and participation in nutrition assistance programs. The implementation study analyzed SEBTC use patterns using administrative data, and described demonstration implementation and costs.
The SEBTC evaluation took place in the summers of 2011 through 2014. Ten grantees implemented the demonstration in a total of 16 sites; the number of participating sites and/or the evaluation components differed by year. In 2011, 5 grantees with five sites participated and the evaluation included implementation and cost analysis, EBT analysis, and an impact study. In 2012, 10 grantees implemented SEBTC in 14 sites and the evaluation included the same study components. In 2013, four grantees with six sites participated and the study components included EBT analysis and an impact study (no implementation or cost data collection). Finally, in 2014, three grantees participated in three sites and only implementation data were collected. Information on human subjects was collected for the evaluation's impact evaluation.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| $60 SEBTC Benefit Group | Experimental | Households received $60 per summer month when school was not in session for each eligible child (Summers 2011-2013). |
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| $30 SEBTC Benefit Group | Experimental | Households received $30 per summer month when school was not in session for each eligible child (Summer 2013 only). |
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| No Intervention Group | No Intervention | Households with eligible children were not issued SEBTC benefits (Summers 2011 and 2012) |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| SEBTC | Other | SEBTC benefits were issued on EBT cards using either the existing EBT delivery systems for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC). Sites selected only one of the two EBT systems to be used to implement SEBTC prior to random assignment; households were not randomized to a specific delivery system. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Very low food security among children according to the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, 30-day reference period | The food intake of any child in the household is reduced and their normal eating patterns are disrupted because the household lacks money and other resources for food | Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Food insecurity among children according to the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, 30-day reference period | Any child in the household experienced very low food security or experienced reduced quality, variety, or desirability of diet. | Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued |
| Children's fruit and vegetable consumption |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Participation in SNAP | Household participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued |
| Participation in WIC | Household participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants and Children |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Stephen Bell, Ph.D. | Abt Associates | Principal Investigator |
| Ronette Briefel | Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. | Principal Investigator |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| Background | Briefel R, Collins A, Bellotti J, Klerman J, Logan CW, Cabili C, Rowe G, Greece J, Owens C, Weiss A. 2011. Congressional Status Report: Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Demonstrations. Alexandria, V: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. | ||
| Background | Briefel R, Collins A, Rowe G, Wolf A, Klerman JA, Logan CW, Wulsin CS, Enver A, Owens C, Jacobson J, Bell S. 2012. Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (SEBTC) Demonstration: 2012 Congressional Status Report. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. | ||
| Result | Collins A, Briefel R, Klerman JA, Rowe G, Wolf A, Logan CW, Gordon A, Wolfson C, Enver A, l Owens C, Cabili C, Bell S. 2013. Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (SEBTC) Demonstration: Evaluation Findings for the Full Implementation Year. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service | ||
| Result | Collins AM, Briefel R, Klerman JA, Wolf A, Rowe G, Enver A, Logan CW, Fatima S, Komarovksy M, Lyskawa J, Bell S. 2014. Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (SEBTC) Demonstration: Findings for the Third Implementation Year. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. | ||
| Result | Collins A, Briefel R, Klerman JA, Bell S, Belotti J, Logan C, Gordon A, Wolfe A, McLaughlin S, Enver A, Fernandes M, Wolfson C, Komorovsky M, Cabili C, Owens, C. 2012. Summer EBT for Children Demonstration: Evaluation Findings for the Proof of Concept Year. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. |
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Contract deliverables include restricted and public use data sets
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| ID | Term |
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| D063105 | Food Assistance |
| ID | Term |
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| D011632 | Public Assistance |
| D005380 | Financing, Government |
| D005381 | Financing, Organized |
| D004467 | Economics |
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Average daily cup equivalents of fruit and vegetables |
| Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued |
| Children's fruit and vegetable consumption without fried potatoes | Average daily cup equivalents of fruit and vegetables, excluding fried potatoes | Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued |
| children's whole grain consumption | Average daily consumption of whole grains (in ounces) | between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued |
| Children's dairy consumption | Average daily dairy consumption cup equivalents | Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued |
| Children's consumption of low- and non-fat milk | Any milk consumed was low- or non-fat | Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued |
| Children's consumption of added sugars | Average daily consumption of added sugars (in teaspoons) | Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued |
| Children's consumption of added sugars excluding cereals | Average daily consumption of added sugars excluding cereals (in teaspoons) | Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued |
| Children's consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages | Average daily consumption of sugars (in teaspoons) from sugar-sweetened beverages | Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued |
| Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued |
| Food expenditures | Total food expenditures from all sources (e.g., cash, SNAP, SEBTC) | Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued |
| Result | Collins AM, Briefel, R, Klerman JA, Rowe G, Wolf A, Logan C, Enver A, Fatima S, Gordon A, Lyskawa A. (2016). Summer Electronic Benefits for Children Demonstration: Summary Report. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. |
| 29592869 | Derived | Collins AM, Klerman JA, Briefel R, Rowe G, Gordon AR, Logan CW, Wolf A, Bell SH. A Summer Nutrition Benefit Pilot Program and Low-income Children's Food Security. Pediatrics. 2018 Apr;141(4):e20171657. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1657. |
| D004472 |
| Health Care Economics and Organizations |