Table 3.
Average marginal effects of SNAP benefit week on probability of ER claims for childhood injuries overall and by length of time on SNAP
| Variable | Total Sample | Length on SNAP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Users | Old Users | ||
| Benefit Week 2 | −0.0022 | −0.0052** | − 0.0008 |
| (0.0017) | (0.0026) | (0.0025) | |
| [0.207] | [0.042] | [0.763] | |
| Benefit Week 3 | 0.0028 | 0.0006 | 0.0023 |
| (0.0018) | (0.0026) | (0.0026) | |
| [0.114] | [0.806] | [0.384] | |
| Benefit Week 4 | 0.0036** | −0.0001 | 0.0051* |
| (0.0018) | (0.0027) | (0.0026) | |
| [0.046] | [0.979] | [0.053] | |
| Observations | 1,288,552 | 596,364 | 580,066 |
*** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1
Source: Authors’ analysis of data from Missouri Department of Social Services. N=. 1,288,552
Notes: Results are from probit regression models controlling for SNAP benefit amount, race/ethnicity, sex, age, household size, and year of ER visit. Average marginal effects with standard errors in parentheses and p-values in brackets. Standard errors clustered at the individual level. We ran a test to compare the statistical difference of the reported effects and compared column (1) with column (2). We did not find any statistical significance difference