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. 1987 Fall;9(1):1–20.

Table 7. Selected data for Medicaid child enrollees in Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) noncash group: Georgia and New York, 1982; California and Michigan, 1983.

Item AFDC noncash

California Georgia Michigan New York
Mean length of enrollment in months for study year 6.3 5.6 6.2 6.0
Percent male enrollees 51 51 51 50
Age:
 Under 1 year 14 10 14 17
 1-4 years 21 26 23 19
 5-9 years 22 26 24 20
 10-14 years 22 25 23 22
 15-18 years 21 13 16 22
Percent using any Medicaid service 70 70 77 71
Percent using inpatient hospital services 5 5 6 13
 Hospital days per user 12 7 11 14
Percent using physician/ambulatory care 53 55 66 60
 Physician/ambulatory care visits per user 7 5 7 8
Percent using dental services 28 30 28 24
 Dental visits per user 3 3 3
Percent using prescription drugs 42 44 50 37
 Prescriptions per user 4 6 5 5
Percent using long-term care (1) 0 (1) (1)
Annual expenditure per enrollee:
 All services $642 $316 $475 $807
  Inpatient hospital 413 144 251 560
  Physician/ambulatory 97 53 76 153
  Long-term care 3 0 19 29
  Other 129 119 129 65
1

Less than 1 percent.

NOTE: Data were calculated using person-years.

SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Research and Demonstrations: Data from the Medicaid Tape-to-Tape project, 1982 and 1983.