TABLE 2—

Person-Years of Medicaid Eligibility, by Period and Subgroup: Maryland, 1991–1995

	No. of Person-Years (%)
Subgroup	Preperiod (n = 406 903)	Postperiod (n = 399 953)	Total (n = 806 856)
Sex
Male	113 502 (28)	102 974 (26)	216 477 (27)
Female	293 401 (72)	296 979 (74)	590 380 (73)
Race
White	168 171 (41)	167 481 (42)	335 652 (42)
Black	220 134 (54)	208 268 (52)	428 403 (53)
Other	18 598 (5)	24 203 (6)	42 801 (5)
Age, y
21–44	246 832 (61)	239 844 (60)	486 676 (60)
45–64	73 578 (18)	70 003 (18)	143 581 (18)
≥ 65	86 493 (21)	90 106 (23)	176 599 (22)