Table 5.

Effect of Residing in the Top versus Bottom Quartile States on Lack of Help by Denominator of Per Capita Spending

	SSI Income Eligibility Group
Denominator	<150%	150–300%	>300%
1. All elderly	−0.040	−0.004	0.024
2. Poor elderly†	−0.114**	−0.003	0.033
3. Elderly w/self-care limitations	−0.088**	−0.013	0.016
4. SSI elderly	−0.117**	0.027	0.012

^**p<.05

^†Estimates from Table 2.

SSI, supplemental security income.