Table 2.

Logistic Regression of Medicaid Enrollment for U.S.-Born Citizens and Qualified Immigrants before Welfare Reform, 1994–1996

Medicaid Enrollment	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval (CI)
U.S.-born, before welfare reform (referent)	1.00
Qualified immigrant, before welfare reform	0.55	0.51, 0.59*
U.S.-born, after welfare reform	0.90	0.87, 0.93*
Qualified immigrant, after welfare reform	0.42	0.38, 0.45*
Sex (Female)	1.47	1.41, 1.52*
Married	0.43	0.41, 0.45*
Unemployed	3.82	3.69, 3.96*
Family income (per $1000)	0.66	0.65, 0.68*
Having dependent children
Age <6 years	3.65	3.49, 3.82*
Ages 7–18 years	2.54	2.42, 2.65*
Education (<HS, referent)
High school graduate	0.61	0.58, 0.63*
Some college	0.47	0.45, 0.50*
College graduate	0.35	0.33, 0.37*
Race (non-Hispanic white, referent)
Black	1.40	1.34, 1.47*
Asian	1.35	1.21, 1.52*
Hispanic	0.95	0.91, 1.00
Other race	1.76	1.56, 1.99*
Covered state	1.57	1.51, 1.63*
State unemployment (%)	1.01	1.00, 1.01*

^*p≤0.01.