Table 5. Sensitivity Tests- Low income families uptake of food stamp program, 2000–2008.
| 20 State Analysis | All Families | Families with One Child | Families With Siblings | Two-parent Families | One-parent Families |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restrictive Law | 0.007 (.0133) |
0.009 (.0158) |
0.003 (.0157) |
0.015 (.0158) |
0.000 (.0175) |
| RestrictiveLaw*Immigrant Family | 0.002 (.0204) |
0.012 (.0291) |
0.003 (.0243) |
0.003 (.0169) |
-0.002 (.0329) |
| Immigrant Family | -0.040*** (.0126) |
-0.030 (.0416) |
-0.047*** (.0125) |
-0.037*** (.0124) |
-0.043* (.0219) |
| SocialWelfare Law | -0.013 (.0058) |
-0.008 (.0115) |
-0.022*** (.0068) |
-0.011 (.0160) |
-0.017 (.0181) |
| SocialWelfare*Immigrant Family | 0.018 (.0158) |
-0.035 (.0272) |
0.015 (.0201) |
-0.024 (.0336) |
.0408 (.0313) |
| Immigrant Family | -0.061 *** (.0103) |
-0.036 (.0335) |
-0.072*** (.0126) |
-0.032*** (.0114) |
-0.043** (.0170) |
*p ≤ .1
**p ≤ .05
***p ≤ .01
Notes: All Families include those with a family income 130% or below of federal poverty level. Immigrant Families at least one non-native parent with family income 130% or below of federal poverty level. Social Welfare law only includes state measures that further restrict access to means-tested programs based on immigrant status. In this linear probability model, data was weighted and the standard error was clustered at the state level. State and year fixed effects were used. Regression controlled for: mother’s citizenship, race, ethnicity, number of children, and education; family poverty level; State characteristics including: Unemployment rate, % of State Pop. Immigrants, % of State Non-Citizen Immigrants, % of State HS Grad. and above, State Net Revenue, State Gov. Party Concordance and Pre-Analysis State Generosity