Table 3.

Characteristics of Total Medicaid Births and Study Cohort Ohio: 1994–1998

Maternal Characteristics	All Medicaid Births (n=254,658) %	Study Cohort/Second Birth (n=4,917 births) %
% Aged <20	34.2	22.1
% Married	36.0	25.8
% Less than high school education	34.7	34.2
% African American	28.7	51.4
% Healthy Start*	33.8	23.5
Average birth interval between study births	Not Applicable	2.7 years

^*Healthy Start is Ohio's program to provide Medicaid coverage to women who are not attached to the welfare system.