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. 2005 Summer;26(4):81–94.

Table 2. Multivariate Logit Results: Receipt of a Well-Child Visit in 1996.

Demographic Characteristic Coefficient Standard Error
Insurance Both Parent and Child Medicaid ***1.93 0.42
Child Medicaid, Parent Uninsured *0.73 0.41
Child's Age ***-0.27 0.09
Child's Health Excellent 0.06 0.32
Very Good -0.11 0.33
Child's Race Black Non-Hispanic -0.33 0.39
Hispanic **0.97 0.41
Other 0.56 0.64
Parent's Education Some College 0.61 0.65
Completed High School or Received GED ***0.98 0.32
Parent's Age 24-30 Years -0.24 0.34
31-35 Years 0.18 0.41
35 Years or Over -0.15 0.50
Family Characteristics Two-Parent Family 0.09 0.28
Number of Children Under 19 Years in Household ***-0.33 0.11
Family Income 100-<125 Percent FPL -0.37 0.66
125-<200 Percent FPL -0.07 0.39
Region Midwest 0.08 0.41
Northeast 0.23 0.38
West 0.03 0.34
Metropolitan Statistical Area 0.28 0.35
Constant -0.42 0.69
*

Significant at 10 percent.

**

Significant at 5 percent.

***

Significant at 1 percent.

NOTES: Omitted group: Child and parent are both uninsured all year; child's health is good, fair, or poor; child's race is White; parent's education is less than high school; parent's age is less than 23 years; single-parent family structure; family income is less than 100 percent FPL; and South. FPL is Federal poverty level.

SOURCE: Gifford, E.J., Weech-Maldonado, R., and Short, P.F.: Tabulations of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.