TABLE 7.

Medicaid Participation Regressed on SSI Maximum State Benefit for Single Individuals

	Coefficient
Maximum monthly state SSI benefit a	−0.0131
	(0.0096)
Male	−0.0347***
	(0.0069)
Age (reference = 85+)
65–74	.0197*
	(.0099)
75–84	.0083
	(.0083)
Race/ethnicity (reference = white)
Black	.1479***
	(0.0164)
Hispanic	0.2092***
	(0.0350)
Years of education	−0.0210***
	(0.0016)
State unemployment rate	.0006
	(.0072)
Year 2000	−.0001
	(0.0085)
Number of observations	15,393

^aParameter estimates on SSI maximum multiplied by 100.

All models include state fixed effects.

Standard errors in parentheses: ^∧p <. 10

^*p <. 05

^**p <. 01

^***p <. 001.