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.