Table 2. Length of the Sample Eligibility Spell1.
| Length of the Sample Spell | Sample Spell Open as of March 1980 % | |||||
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| Aid Category | N | Mean (Months) | Median (Months) | Standard Deviation | Range (Months) | |
| Cash Grant AFDC | 68 | 51.1 | 32 | 47.5 | 1-169 | 23.5% |
| Medically Needy Families | 68 | 24.9 | 22 | 18.4 | 4-86 | 21.2 |
| Medically Needy Aged | 68 | 52.3 | 40 | 34.1 | 8-159 | 55.9 |
| Medically Needy Disabled | 68 | 47.0 | 37 | 31.5 | 4-159 | 63.2 |
| Medically Indigent Adults | 68 | 20.5 | 15 | 16.8 | 3-73 | 10.3 |
| Medically Indigent Children | 68 | 18.0 | 16 | 10.3 | 4-47 | 4.5 |
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A spell is defined as the length of time (from a case opening to closing) that an individual is eligible for Medi-Cal benefits. Each case opening is counted as one spell for an individual. The sample eligibility spell is the spell from which the cases were sampled—the spell that includes December 1977.