Table 4.
Descriptive statistics
| All | Week of SNAP Disbursement | |||
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | ||
| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | |
| Injury-Related ER Claims | 0.202 | 0.201 | 0.203** | 0.203 |
| Female | 0.462 | 0.467 | 0.459*** | 0.459*** |
| White | 0.598 | 0.590 | 0.608*** | 0.597*** |
| Black/African American | 0.321 | 0.328 | 0.313*** | 0.323*** |
| Hispanic | 0.067 | 0.065 | 0.068*** | 0.069*** |
| Age | 2.454 | 2.441 | 2.450** | 2.471*** |
| HH Size | 3.419 | 3.448 | 3.413*** | 3.398*** |
| SNAP Amount | 467.936 | 472.318 | 467.000*** | 464.618*** |
| Observations | 1288,552 | 419,676 | 438,145 | 430,731 |
Asterisks indicate whether the mean is statistically different from Week 1 (*** p <0.01, ** p <0.05, * p <0.1)
Source: Authors’ analysis of data from Missouri Department of Social Services. Sample of ER claims for children (0-5 years), from 2010-2013.