Table 5. Adjusted Preventive Care Participation and Visit Rates,¹ by State and Age Group: 1989 and 1992.

State	All Children	Age Group
		Under 12 Months	1-2	3-6	7-12	13-20
	Percent
California
1989
Participation Rate	47	51	63	46	33	35
Visit Rate	44.	35	47	54	38	41
1992
Participation Rate	46	62	64	41	31	33
Visit Rate	44	41	49	47	36	40
Georgia
1989
Participation Rate	41	38	42	38	46	40
Visit Rate	30	20	26	39	47	41
1992
Participation Rate	43	61	49	37	38	31
Visit Rate	36	39	33	40	39	33
Michigan
1989
Participation Rate	51	64	58	46	50	40
Visit Rate	46	47	40	55	53	43
1992
Participation Rate	54	79	65	52	42	36
Visit Rate	59	69	55	66	48	42
Tennessee
1989
Participation Rate	41	60	53	39	28	23
Visit Rate	38	42	37	48	30	26
1992
Participation Rate	45	71	60	42	28	22
Visit Rate	45	55	45	49	30	25

¹All rates are adjusted for enrollment duration and the age-specific periodicity schedules of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

NOTES: Children in capitated Medicaid plans, institutionalized children, and children who were dually enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare are excluded. Otherwise, for each analysis year separately, the study population includes children enrolled in Medicaid for at least 1 month.

SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Strategic Planning: Data from the Medicaid Tape-to-Tape Project, 1989 and 1992.