Table 2

Summary Statistics for Analysis Samples

Variable NameAllWhiteNonwhite
No high school0.094
(0.048)		0.071
(0.029)		0.143
(0.045)
No high school or GED0.126
(0.054)		0.102
(0.038)		0.176
(0.050)
At least some college0.656
(0.086)		0.694
(0.062)		0.572
(0.071)
College graduate0.265
(0.108)		0.309
(0.096)		0.172
(0.065)
Age25.001
(2.156)		25.031
(2.155)		24.936
(2.157)
Male0.504
(0.039)		0.508
(0.032)		0.497
(0.049)
White0.683
(0.466)		1.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)
Black0.143
(0.266)		0.0
(0.0)		0.451
(0.290)
Hispanic0.123
(0.230)		0.0
(0.0)		0.386
(0.255)
Other race0.052
(0.108)		0.0
(0.0)		0.163
(0.135)
Age zero to 17 three-year average Medicaid eligibility0.236
(0.152)		0.156
(0.077)		0.410
(0.127)
Age zero to 17 average fixed Simulated Medicaid eligibility0.254
(0.154)		0.171
(0.084)		0.431
(0.118)
Age zero to 17 three-year federal average Medicaid eligibility0.113
(0.140)		0.068
(0.070)		0.208
(0.194)
Age zero to 17 average federal fixed Simulated Medicaid eligibility0.122
(0.147)		0.075
(0.073)		0.224
(0.204)
Observations5,4942,7542,740

  • Source: Author’s tabulations from the 2005–12 ACS.

  • Notes: The samples consist of 1980–90 birth cohorts aged 22–29, for whom we observe Medicaid eligibility in every year in their birth state from age zero to 17. All tabulations were done using ACS sample weights. Standard deviations are shown in parentheses. Average eligibility is calculated using three-year moving averages. The GED tabulations only include ACS years 2008–12. Federal Medicaid eligibility is calculated using federal rules only, interacted with 1980 state AFDC rules as described in the text.