Table 1.
Year Coverage, Sample Size, and Means of Dependent Variables
| Women Receiving AFDC | Children Receiving Medicaid | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent Variable | Years Covered | N | Mean | N | Mean |
| Current Medicaid Sample | |||||
| Has usual source of care, not in the ER | 1993–1995 | 3,249 | 0.851 | 14,386 | 0.907 |
| Any ER visit in past 2 weeks (conditional on having any provider contact) | 1991–1995 | 1,315 | 0.109 | 4,116 | 0.111 |
| Any phone consultations with a provider in past 2 weeks (conditional on having any provider contact) | 1991–1995 | 1,323 | 0.145 | 4,143 | 0.101 |
| Any specialist visit in past 2 weeks (conditional on having any physician visit) | 1991–1995 | 1,212 | 0.167 | 3,679 | 0.118 |
| Immunization adequacy for children 19–35 months (4DPT/3OPV/1MMR) | 1994–1995 | — | — | 1,262 | 0.705 |
| Immunization adequacy for children 19–35 months (4DPT/3OPV/1MMR/3HIP/3HepatitutsB) | 1994–1995 | — | — | 1,273 | 0.355 |
| Full-year Medicaid Sample | |||||
| Unmet need for medical care in past 12 months | 1993–1995 | 1,660 | 0.042 | 7,268 | 0.016 |
| Unmet need for prescription drugs in past 12 months | 1993–1995 | — | — | 6,627 | 0.015 |
| Any physician or other provider visit in past 12 months | 1993–1995 | 1,847 | 0.852 | 8,492 | 0.854 |
| Log number of physician or other provider visits in past 12 months | 1993–1995 | 1,643 | 1.393 | 7,325 | 1.014 |
| Any inpatient stay in past 12 months | 1993–1995 | 1,826 | 0.109 | 8,418 | 0.041 |