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Table 4 Descriptive statistics

From: Childhood injuries and food stamp benefits: an examination of administrative data in one US state

 

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

  1. Asterisks indicate whether the mean is statistically different from Week 1 (*** p <0.01, ** p <0.05, * p <0.1)
  2. Source: Authors’ analysis of data from Missouri Department of Social Services. Sample of ER claims for children (0-5 years), from 2010-2013.