Table 1.

Characteristics of Medicaid Recipients With SMI and TBI SMRF, 1995

	Study Population		Recipients With TBI
Characteristics	N	% of Total	N	% of Total
All	56,652	100.0	678	100.0
Medicaid program
Alabama	6883	12.2	74	10.9
Georgia	18,611	32.9	230	33.9
New Jersey	17,639	31.1	208	30.7
Wisconsin	13,519	23.9	166	24.5
Sex*
Female	36,385	64.2	400	59.0
Male	20,267	35.8	278	41.0
Race and ethnicity
White	21,538	38.0	269	39.7
African American	16,979	30.0	180	26.6
Latino	1014	1.8	13	1.9
Other/unknown	17,121	30.2	216	31.9
Age at end of 1995 (y)
21–29	9037	16.0	112	16.5
30–39	19,262	34.0	236	34.8
40–49	15,348	27.1	199	29.4
50–64	13,005	23.0	131	19.3
Reason for eligibility
Blind/disabled	47,066	83.1	559	82.5
AFDC	5965	10.5	79	11.7
Poverty	2302	4.1	24	3.5
Other	1319	2.3	16	2.4
Medicare
Yes	35,394	62.5	491	72.4
No	21,258	37.5	187	27.6
Private insurance
Yes	1576	2.8	18	2.7
No	55,076	97.2	660	97.4
Substance abuse*
Yes	7042	12.4	198	29.2
No	49,610	87.6	480	70.8
Physical comorbidity*
Absent	40,404	71.3	383	56.5
Low	13,570	24.0	224	33.0
Severe	2678	4.7	71	10.5

NOTE. Based on fee-for-service (FFS) Medicaid beneficiaries in Alabama, Georgia, New Jersey, and Wisconsin, who were full-year enrolled, aged 21 to 64 years, alive by the end of 1995, and diagnosed with SMI or TBI.

Abbreviation: AFDC, Aid to Family and Dependent Children.

^*Significant group differences (χ² test, P < .05) in TBI.