Table 6 Characteristics of children with and without Medicaid administrative eligibility data
From: Maternal and child patterns of Medicaid retention: a prospective cohort study
Have Medicaid Data (N = 604) N(%) | No Medicaid Data (N = 140) N(%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean Maternal Age (SD) | |||
23.2 (5.2) | 24.8 (5.8) | 0.0035 | |
Maternal Race | |||
African American | 569 (94) | 137 (98) | 0.03 |
Other | 35 (6) | 3 (2) | |
Other children | |||
None | 228(38) | 43(31) | 0.29 |
One | 157(26) | 41(29) | |
Two or more | 219(36) | 56(40) | |
Missing | 0 | 2 | |
Education | |||
Less than high school | 198(33) | 45(32) | 0.98 |
High school | 147(24) | 35(25) | |
More than high school | 259(43) | 60(43) | |
Health Literacy | |||
Inadequate | 54(9) | 15(11) | 0.33 |
Marginal | 77(13) | 12(9) | |
Adequate | 449(77) | 109(80) | |
Missing | 24 | 4 | |
Prenatal Care | |||
All/Most of the time | 552(92) | 128(91) | 0.96 |
Some/None of the time | 51(8) | 12(9) | |
Missing | 1 | 0 | |
Income | |||
< $1000/month | 424(76) | 102(76) | 0.86 |
$1000 or more/month | 132(24) | 33(24) | |
Missing | 48 | 5 | |
Marital Status | |||
Single/Divorced/Widowed | 533 (88) | 113(82) | 0.05 |
Married | 71 (12) | 25(18) | |
Missing | 0 | 2 | |
Country | |||
US Born | 573(95) | 112(80) | < 0.0001 |
Non-US Born | 31(5) | 28(20) | |
Maternal Social Support Index | |||
Low | 151(34) | 32(36) | 0.83 |
Medium | 148(33) | 31(35) | |
High | 144(33) | 26(29) | |
Not Applicable | 126 | 39 | |
Missing | 35 | 12 | |