Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for the Analysis Sample: Dependent Children in Households with at Least One Working Parent, 1995–2006
| Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Largest firm employing a family member | ||
| Less than 25 employees (small group) | 0.205 | 0.404 |
| Less than 500 employees (small business) | 0.453 | 0.498 |
| 500 employees and higher (large firm) | 0.516 | 0.500 |
| Medicaid/SCHIP eligibility | 0.347 | 0.476 |
| Two parent, one worker household | 0.224 | 0.417 |
| One parent, one worker household | 0.228 | 0.419 |
| Any large-firm workers in household | 0.514 | 0.500 |
| Household poverty level 101–200% | 0.211 | 0.408 |
| Household poverty level 201–300% | 0.187 | 0.390 |
| Household poverty level 301–400% | 0.146 | 0.353 |
| Household poverty level >400% | 0.291 | 0.454 |
| Family size | 4.061 | 1.354 |
| Male | 0.512 | 0.500 |
| Black | 0.108 | 0.310 |
| Other race | 0.056 | 0.230 |
| Hispanic | 0.178 | 0.383 |
| Immigrant | 0.037 | 0.190 |
| Urban | 0.724 | 0.447 |
| Age=1 | 0.050 | 0.219 |
| Age=2 | 0.052 | 0.222 |
| Age=3 | 0.054 | 0.225 |
| Age=4 | 0.054 | 0.226 |
| Age=5 | 0.055 | 0.228 |
| Age=6 | 0.056 | 0.230 |
| Age=7 | 0.056 | 0.231 |
| Age=8 | 0.057 | 0.232 |
| Age=9 | 0.057 | 0.233 |
| Age=10 | 0.058 | 0.233 |
| Age=11 | 0.058 | 0.234 |
| Age=12 | 0.059 | 0.236 |
| Age=13 | 0.059 | 0.236 |
| Age=14 | 0.058 | 0.234 |
| Age=15 | 0.058 | 0.233 |
| Age=16 | 0.057 | 0.232 |
| Age=17 | 0.056 | 0.230 |
| Year=96 | 0.056 | 0.231 |
| Year=97 | 0.057 | 0.231 |
| Year=98 | 0.057 | 0.232 |
| Year=99 | 0.058 | 0.233 |
| Year=00 | 0.108 | 0.310 |
| Year=01 | 0.107 | 0.309 |
| Year=02 | 0.105 | 0.306 |
| Year=03 | 0.102 | 0.302 |
| Year=04 | 0.100 | 0.301 |
| Year=05 | 0.098 | 0.297 |
| Year=06 | 0.097 | 0.296 |
| Number of observations | 586,600 | |
SCHIP, State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Source: Authors' estimates from the March Current Population Surveys (1996–2007).