Table 2.
Change in household food insufficiency during implementation of advance CTC in households with and without children experiencing and not experiencing economic shocks.
| Household food insufficiency in households without children (n = 655 583), % (95% CI) | Household food insufficiency in households with children (n = 470 671), % (95% CI) | Triple difference estimatea | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before advance CTC |
During advance CTC |
After advance CTC |
Before advance CTC |
During advance CTC |
After advance CTC |
Change in household food insufficiency, percentage points (95% CI) |
P | |
| Households not experiencing shocks (n = 1 041 692) | 8.2 (8.0, 8.5) | 8.2 (8.0, 8.5) | 9.7 (9.3, 10.0) | 11.4 (11.1, 11.7) | 9.3 (9.0, 9.7) | 12.8 (12.4, 13.3) | — | |
| Households experiencing shocks (n = 84 562) | 25.6 (24.6, 26.6) | 26.2 (24.7, 27.6) | 30.6 (28.6, 32.5) | 31.3 (30.0, 32.7) | 26.6 (24.9, 28.4) | 34.7 (32.4, 37.1) | −3.5 (−6.1, −0.90) | .008 |
Abbreviation: CTC, Child Tax Credit.
Source: Authors' analysis of Household Pulse Survey data from the Census Bureau, January 2021 to July 2022.
aIn triple difference analysis, comparison is between households with children and without children and between households experiencing shocks and not experiencing shocks.