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. 2005 Feb;40(1):59–78. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00342.x

Table 2.

Demographic and Policy Predictors of Disenrollment

Variable Equation 1: Drop-Out Odds Ratio Equation 2: New Insurance Odds Ratio Equation 3: Lost Eligibility Odds Ratio
State and county parameters
MCO penetration 1.007 (.007) 1.008* (.004) 1.002 (.007)
Reimbursement rate 0.93*** (.03) 0.99 (.02) 0.99 (.02)
Frequent recertification 1.14 (.57) 1.23 (.47) 0.60 (.31)
Face-to-face interview 1.59 (.73) 0.99 (.33) 1.32 (.60)
Individual and household traits
Age
 0–1 1.37 (.30) 1.05 (.19) 0.58* (.18)
 2–5 0.97 (.15) 1.05 (.13) 1.06 (.19)
 6–12 0.99 (.12) 1.01 (.11) 1.16 (.18)
 >12 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—)
Parents education
 No high school diploma 0.69 (.24) 0.47*** (.11) 0.41*** (.13)
 HS graduate, no college 0.90 (.31) 0.61** (.14) 0.69 (.20)
 Some college 0.94 (.34) 1.00 (.23) 0.84 (.25)
 College graduate 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—)
Race
 Native American 0.44 (.23) 1.65 (.63) 0.60 (.35)
 Black 1.09 (.23) 0.88 (.13) 0.51*** (.13)
 Asian 0.90 (.53) 1.67 (.57) 1.54 (.71)
 White 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—)
Other demographics
 Male 0.78*** (.08) 1.01 (.08) 1.12 (.14)
 Urban 0.94 (.20) 1.09 (.18) 1.09 (.24)
 Latino household head 1.28 (.29) 0.85 (.14) 0.77 (.20)
 Sibling on Medicaid 0.51*** (.07) 0.61*** (.07) 0.46*** (.07)
Sample size n=4,113 n=5,551 n=5,496

Notes:Standard errors in parentheses.

*

p<.10,

**

p<.05,

***

p<.01.