Table 2.

Unadjusted probability of earned income tax credit benefit category membership by health status.

Primary Poor Health Status Indicator
EITC Benefit Category	Overall N=41659	Not in Poor Health N=38935	In Poor Health N=2724	P
No Benefit	0.47%	0.29%	3.77%	<.0001
Phase-In	3.05%	2.75%	8.43%	<.0001
Plateau	2.16%	2.06%	4.05%	<.0001
Phase-Out	10.18%v	10.00%	13.41%	<.0001
Too High	84.13%	84.90%	70.35%	<.0001
Limited Ability to Work Health Status Indicator
EITC Benefit Category	Overall N=41659	Not in Poor Health N=39185	In Poor Health N= 2474	P
No Benefit	0.47%	0.25%	4.63%	<.0001
Phase-In	3.05%	2.70%	9.53%	<.0001
Plateau	2.16%	2.02%	4.78%	<.0001
Phase-Out	10.18%	10.03%	12.95%	<.0001
Too High	84.13%	84.99%	68.11%	<.0001
Self-Rated Health Status Indicator
EITC Benefit Category	Overall N=41659	Not in Poor Health N=38206	In Poor Health N=3453	P
No Benefit	0.47%	0.29%	2.70%	<.0001
Phase-In	3.05%	2.70%	7.42%	<.0001
Plateau	2.16%	1.97%	4.63%	<.0001
Phase-Out	10.18%	9.72%	16.01%	<.0001
Too High	84.13%	85.32%	69.25%	<.0001

Percentages are weighted to be nationally representative.

P-value compares those in poor health with those not in poor health.