Table 1.

Predictors of Hospital Charity Care Before and After Enactment of PRWORA

Variable	(95% CI)	P
Year
1995	0.01 (-0.04–0.06)	0.577
1996	0.01 (-0.05–0.08)	0.732
1997	-0.01 (-0.17–0.16)	0.947
1998	0.03 (-0.13–0.20)	0.679
1999	0.07 (-0.10–0.23)	0.433
Percentage foreign-born residents*	2.17 (-0.23–4.57)	0.076
Percentage of population uninsured†	4.09 (2.00–6.18)	0.000
>5% teaching hospitals‡	0.47 (-1.32–2.26)	0.601
Implementation decision‡	-0.05 (-0.28–0.18)	0.646

* Logarithm value used in model to handle non-normal distribution † Significant at α < 0.05. ‡ Variable is dichotomous Note: CI indicates confidence interval.