Table 3.
Effect of SCHIP Availability Compared with No SCHIP Availability on Unmet Dental Care Need and Time of Last Dental Visit: All, Younger, and Older Low-Income Children
| ≤SCHIP Thresholds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ages 2–17 | Ages 2–5 | Ages 6–17 | |
| Unmet dental care need | |||
| SCHIP available: ≥12 month | −0.040** (0.014) | −0.005 (0.018) | −0.058** (0.021) |
| SCHIP available: 1–11 month | −0.016 (0.013) | 0.009 (0.016) | −0.027 (0.017) |
| Last visit ≤6 months | |||
| SCHIP available: ≥12 month | 0.032 (0.026) | 0.066 (0.040) | 0.015 (0.026) |
| SCHIP available: 1–11 month | 0.012 (0.021) | −0.021 (0.031) | 0.025 (0.024) |
| Last visit ≤12 months | |||
| SCHIP available: ≥12 month | 0.026 (0.022) | 0.017 (0.039) | 0.027 (0.026) |
| SCHIP available: 1–11 month | −0.009 (0.019) | −0.040 (0.030) | 0.009 (0.021) |
| Sample size | 21,295 | 6,109 | 15,186 |
Notes: Linear probability regressions control for age, gender, race/ethnicity, U.S. born or not, family size, general health status, highest education level of parents, family income above $20,000 or not, county annual unemployment rate, county and time fixed effects. Results are adjusted for the survey weights and survey design.
Robust standard errors in parentheses
**
Significant at 1%