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. 2003 Oct;38(5):1283–1302. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.00177

Table 2.

Medicaid Participation Rates for TANF- and Poverty-Related Eligible Children by Family Coverage Status, 1999

No Family Coverage Family Coverage State-Funded Program Family Coverage Medicaid Program
Poverty-Related Eligibles 57.1 78.5 80.8
TANF-Related Eligibles 77.0 79.5 81.8
Difference across Family Coverage Types1
  Poverty-related
  Unadjusted 21.4a 23.6a
  Adjusted2 23.6a 24.0a
  TANF-related
  Unadjusted 2.5 4.9
  Adjusted 3.5 4.6
Difference between Poverty-Related and TANF-Related within Family Coverage Type3
  Unadjusted −19.8b −1.0 −1.1
  Adjusted −8.8b 4.3 3.7
Difference across Family Coverage Types Net of Underlying Differences across States4
  Unadjusted 18.9c 18.7c
  Adjusted 20.0c 19.5c
a

Rate is significantly different than rate for those in states with no family coverage at the 0.05 level.

b

Rate for poverty-related eligibles is different than the rate for TANF-related eligibles in the same family coverage type at the 0.05 level.

c

Rate for poverty-related eligibles in states with family coverage is significantly different than rates for those in TANF-related at the 0.05 level.

1

Represents participation rates for children in states with family coverage minus participation rates from children in states with no family coverage.

2

Regression model controls for age, race, and health status of child; work status, education and nativity of parent; and income, number of children, and welfare history of family.

3

Represents participation rate for poverty-related children minus participation rate for TANF-related children among states with the same family coverage type.

4

Represents difference in participation rates between states with family coverage and states with no family coverage for poverty-related children minus same difference for TANF-related children.