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Table 2 Balancing table

From: Utilization, quality, and spending for pediatric Medicaid enrollees with primary care in health centers vs non-health centers

Characteristics / Covariates used for weighting

Crude

Overlap weight method

Health Center n = 2,379,417

Non-Health Center n = 18,507,232

Mean difference

Standard error of mean difference

Standardized difference

Health Center n = 2,379,417

Non-Health Center n = 18,507,232

Mean difference

Standard error of mean difference

Standardized difference

No. (%) or mean (SD)

No. (%) or mean (SD)

No. (%) or mean (SD)

No. (%) or mean (SD)

Female, # (%)

1,176,939 (49.39)

9,074,068 (48.95)

0.44

0.5

0.88

927,684 (49.29)

927,684 (49.29)

0

0.5

0

Age, mean (SD)

7.86 (5.02)

7.78 (5.00)

0.08

5.01

1.54

7.8 (4.47)

7.8 (1.6)

0

3.36

0

Race/ethnicity, # (%)

 White

554,656 (23.27)

7,159,942 (38.62)

-15.34

0.46

33.66

476,232 (25.30)

476,232 (25.30)

0

0.43

0

 Black

477,466 (20.03)

3,951,305 (21.31)

-1.28

0.4

3.15

385,242 (20.47)

385,242 (20.47)

0

0.4

0

 American Indian or Alaska Native

32,695 (1.37)

229,922 (1.24)

0.13

0.11

1.16

27,004 (1.43)

27,004 (1.43)

0

0.12

0

 Asian

60,817 (2.55)

447,471 (2.41)

0.14

0.16

0.89

49,599 (2.64)

49,599 (2.64)

0

0.16

0

 Hispanic/Latino or Hispanic and > 1 race

971,934 (40.78)

4,986,916 (26.90)

13.88

0.47

29.66

726,751 (38.61)

726,751 (38.61)

0

0.49

0

 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

20,875 (0.88)

87,280 (0.47)

0.41

0.08

4.96

15,417 (0.82)

15,417 (0.82)

0

0.09

0

 Non-Hispanic and > 1 race

13,354 (0.56)

150,640 (0.81)

-0.25

0.08

3.05

11,462 (0.61)

11,462 (0.61)

0

0.08

0

 Unknown/Missing

251,473 (10.55)

1,527,267 (8.24)

2.31

0.29

7.94

190,418 (10.12)

190,418 (10.12)

0

0.3

0

 Urban, # (%)

2,001,281 (84.04)

14,887,775 (80.35)

3.69

0.38

9.66

1,587,170 (84.33)

1,587,170 (84.33)

0

0.36

0

 Distance to nearest health center, kilometers, mean (SD)

14.92 (20.86)

22.30 (25.54)

-7.38

23.32

31.67

15.63 (19.46)

15.63 (5.75)

0

14.35

0

Medicaid eligibility, # (%)

 Child

2,296,298 (96.35)

17,576,244 (94.80)

1.55

0.21

7.56

1,808,518 (96.09)

1,808,518 (96.09)

0

0.19

0

 Disabled

84,428 (3.54)

911,120 (4.91)

-1.37

0.2

6.82

71,557 (3.80)

71,557 (3.80)

0

0.19

0

 Demonstration projects

2,544 (0.11)

53,379 (0.29)

-0.18

0.04

4.08

2,051 (0.11)

2,051 (0.11)

0

0.03

0

 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) eligible, # (%)

425,187 (17.84)

1,895,533 (10.22)

7.62

0.35

22.06

315,761 (16.78)

315,761 (16.78)

0

0.37

0

Eligible months, mean (SD)

 Total

11.40 (1.43)

11.38 (1.46)

0.02

1.44

1.71

11.41 (1.27)

11.41 (0.46)

0

0.95

0

 Managed care

8.07 (4.97)

8.57 (4.67)

-0.5

4.83

10.34

8.04 (4.43)

8.04 (1.60)

0

3.33

0

 Chronic Disease Payment System Rx score, mean (SD)

0.99 (1.77)

1.17 (2.32)

-0.18

2.07

8.65

1.02 (1.64)

1.02 (0.55)

0

1.22

0

State, # (%)

AK

5645 (0.2)

49,445 (0.3)

-0.03

0.05

0.6

5032 (0.3)

5032 (0.3)

0

0.05

0

AL

30,598 (1.3)

369,129 (2)

-0.71

0.13

5.57

27,611 (1.5)

27,611 (1.5)

0

0.12

0

AR

16 (0)

1399 (0)

-0.01

0.01

1.07

16 (0)

16 (0)

0

0

0

AZ

34,037 (1.4)

464,327 (2.5)

-1.08

0.14

7.76

31,338 (1.7)

31,338 (1.7)

0

0.13

0

CA

637,844 (26.8)

1,831,440 (9.9)

16.89

0.38

44.73

467,866 (24.9)

467,866 (24.9)

0

0.43

0

CO

65,994 (2.8)

178,492 (1)

1.81

0.14

13.38

47,504 (2.5)

47,504 (2.5)

0

0.16

0

CT

52,070 (2.2)

150,110 (0.8)

1.38

0.12

11.34

37,005 (2)

37,005 (2)

0

0.14

0

DC

13,698 (0.6)

46,143 (0.2)

0.33

0.06

5.09

10,497 (0.6)

10,497 (0.6)

0

0.07

0

DE

262 (0)

71,155 (0.4)

-0.37

0.04

8.41

261 (0)

261 (0)

0

0.01

0

FL

66,818 (2.8)

1,106,803 (6)

-3.17

0.2

15.51

62,682 (3.3)

62,682 (3.3)

0

0.18

0

GA

26,286 (1.1)

666,914 (3.6)

-2.49

0.15

16.52

25,025 (1.3)

25,025 (1.3)

0

0.11

0

HI

7203 (0.3)

57,224 (0.3)

-0.01

0.06

0.12

6319 (0.3)

6319 (0.3)

0

0.06

0

IA

19,846 (0.8)

174,461 (0.9)

-0.11

0.09

1.15

17,269 (0.9)

17,269 (0.9)

0

0.1

0

ID

9020 (0.4)

109,775 (0.6)

-0.21

0.07

3.07

8245 (0.4)

8245 (0.4)

0

0.07

0

IL

187,651 (7.9)

845,569 (4.6)

3.31

0.24

13.75

148,754 (7.9)

148,754 (7.9)

0

0.27

0

IN

51,311 (2.2)

415,390 (2.2)

-0.09

0.15

0.6

44,875 (2.4)

44,875 (2.4)

0

0.15

0

KS

6779 (0.3)

160,384 (0.9)

-0.58

0.08

7.69

6423 (0.3)

6423 (0.3)

0

0.06

0

KY

16,181 (0.7)

355,569 (1.9)

-1.24

0.11

10.96

15,333 (0.8)

15,333 (0.8)

0

0.09

0

LA

22,713 (1)

489,490 (2.6)

-1.69

0.13

12.73

21,565 (1.1)

21,565 (1.1)

0

0.11

0

MA

34,278 (1.4)

343,301 (1.9)

-0.41

0.13

3.25

30,285 (1.6)

30,285 (1.6)

0

0.13

0

MD

50,574 (2.1)

34,977 (0.2)

1.93

0.11

18.17

19,844 (1.1)

19,844 (1.1)

0

0.1

0

ME

17,106 (0.7)

71,792 (0.4)

0.33

0.07

4.46

13,620 (0.7)

13,620 (0.7)

0

0.08

0

MI

57,672 (2.4)

666,954 (3.6)

-1.18

0.17

6.9

52,295 (2.8)

52,295 (2.8)

0

0.16

0

MN

1631 (0.1)

283,322 (1.5)

-1.46

0.09

16.46

1614 (0.1)

1614 (0.1)

0

0.03

0

MO

10,978 (0.5)

366,965 (2)

-1.52

0.11

13.87

10,596 (0.6)

10,596 (0.6)

0

0.07

0

MS

24,609 (1)

254,992 (1.4)

-0.34

0.11

3.14

21,973 (1.2)

21,973 (1.2)

0

0.11

0

MT

6092 (0.3)

47,993 (0.3)

0

0.05

0.06

5212 (0.3)

5212 (0.3)

0

0.05

0

NC

16,982 (0.7)

760,251 (4.1)

-3.39

0.15

22.24

16,519 (0.9)

16,519 (0.9)

0

0.09

0

ND

1681 (0.1)

24,016 (0.1)

-0.06

0.03

1.87

1524 (0.1)

1524 (0.1)

0

0.03

0

NE

4362 (0.2)

121,145 (0.7)

-0.47

0.06

7.29

4144 (0.2)

4144 (0.2)

0

0.05

0

NH

6365 (0.3)

65,268 (0.4)

-0.08

0.06

1.53

5721 (0.3)

5721 (0.3)

0

0.06

0

NJ

14,581 (0.6)

477,756 (2.6)

-1.96

0.12

15.74

14,076 (0.7)

14,076 (0.7)

0

0.09

0

NM

17,799 (0.7)

220,452 (1.2)

-0.44

0.1

4.52

16,323 (0.9)

16,323 (0.9)

0

0.09

0

NV

2739 (0.1)

40,595 (0.2)

-0.1

0.04

2.55

2498 (0.1)

2498 (0.1)

0

0.04

0

NY

198,985 (8.3)

1,232,610 (6.6)

1.7

0.26

6.46

168,058 (8.9)

168,058 (8.9)

0

0.29

0

OH

79,221 (3.3)

816,489 (4.4)

-1.08

0.19

5.6

71,519 (3.8)

71,519 (3.8)

0

0.19

0

OK

21,784 (0.9)

339,853 (1.8)

-0.92

0.12

7.9

20,152 (1.1)

20,152 (1.1)

0

0.1

0

OR

21,181 (0.9)

197,398 (1.1)

-0.18

0.1

1.79

18,801 (1)

18,801 (1)

0

0.1

0

PA

24,659 (1)

320,468 (1.7)

-0.69

0.12

5.95

22,582 (1.2)

22,582 (1.2)

0

0.11

0

RI

10,563 (0.4)

42,217 (0.2)

0.22

0.06

3.73

7979 (0.4)

7979 (0.4)

0

0.06

0

SC

49,257 (2.1)

364,546 (2)

0.1

0.14

0.72

42,403 (2.3)

42,403 (2.3)

0

0.15

0

SD

7104 (0.3)

45,624 (0.2)

0.05

0.05

1

6061 (0.3)

6061 (0.3)

0

0.06

0

TN

15,391 (0.6)

529,099 (2.9)

-2.21

0.13

16.9

14,919 (0.8)

14,919 (0.8)

0

0.09

0

TX

125,742 (5.3)

2,014,116 (10.9)

-5.59

0.27

20.62

117,713 (6.3)

117,713 (6.3)

0

0.24

0

UT

4266 (0.2)

127,038 (0.7)

-0.51

0.07

7.72

4082 (0.2)

4082 (0.2)

0

0.05

0

VA

9195 (0.4)

432,323 (2.3)

-1.95

0.12

16.87

8965 (0.5)

8965 (0.5)

0

0.07

0

VT

8365 (0.4)

40,515 (0.2)

0.13

0.05

2.49

6742 (0.4)

6742 (0.4)

0

0.06

0

WA

239,009 (10)

326,852 (1.8)

8.27

0.23

35.64

132,028 (7)

132,028 (7)

0

0.26

0

WI

37,576 (1.6)

326,383 (1.8)

-0.18

0.13

1.43

32,993 (1.8)

32,993 (1.8)

0

0.13

0

WV

9155 (0.4)

28,904 (0.2)

0.23

0.05

4.4

6881 (0.4)

6881 (0.4)

0

0.06

0

WY

396 (0)

33,310 (0.2)

-0.16

0.03

5.21

386 (0)

386 (0)

0

0.01

0