Exhibit 4:
Awareness of and Experience with Work Requirements Among Arkansas Residents, 2019
| Variable | Percent |
|---|---|
| Heard of Work Requirements (“A lot” or “A little,” vs. “Nothing at all”) | |
| All Arkansas Residents (N = 1,700) | 53.0% |
| Arkansas Residents Ages 30–49 with Medicaid/Marketplace in past year (N = 493) | 65.1% |
| Main Source of Information about Work Requirements | |
| Arkansas Residents Who Had Heard of Work Requirements (N = 921) | |
| Letter or call from state or Medicaid office | 46.2% |
| Family or friend | 16.9% |
| Social media or internet | 14.6% |
| TV or newspaper | 13.1% |
| Health care provider, hospital, or doctor’s office | 11.3% |
| Community organization, church, or place of worship | 4.6% |
| Knowledge of Current Status of Work Requirements (as of Nov.-Dec. 2019) | |
| All Arkansas Residents (N = 1,700) | |
| Correctly said the requirements were not in effect | 5.7% |
| Incorrectly said the requirements were in effect | 23.5% |
| Not sure | 70.8% |
| Arkansas Residents Who Had Heard of Work Requirements (N = 921) | |
| Correctly said the requirements were not in effect | 7.6% |
| Incorrectly said the requirements were in effect | 40.0% |
| Not sure | 52.5% |
| Preferred Method of Reporting Work and Qualifying Activities | |
| All Arkansas Residents (N = 1,700) | |
| Internet, using a smartphone or a smartphone app | 32.6% |
| Calling a telephone number | 27.8% |
| Paper form in the mail | 14.5% |
| In person at my doctor’s office or Medicaid office | 13.9% |
| Internet website, using a computer | 11.3% |
Source: Authors’ analysis of 2019 survey data from low-income Arkansas residents (N = 1,700).
Notes: The subsample of Arkansas residents 30–49 with Medicaid/Marketplace in past year (N = 493) is comprised of those reporting current Medicaid/Marketplace coverage and those reporting disenrollment from their Medicaid/Marketplace coverage over the past year. All analyses were survey weighted.