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Table 2 Summary statistics – longitudinal data

From: The impact of CHIP premium increases on insurance outcomes among CHIP eligible children

  

January

December

  

Mean

St.d.

N

Mean

St.d.

N

Low premium group

CHIP

0.423

0.494

926

0.42

0.494

932

 

Private

0.367

0.482

 

0.368

0.483

 
 

No insurance

0.217

0.412

 

0.216

0.411

 
 

Income (% FPL)

142.75

43.27

 

143.03

43.35

 
 

Premium ($)

4.99

7.17

 

5.88

7.16

 
 

Child age

10.16

4.63

 

10.15

4.65

 
 

Health state*

3.49

1.64

 

3.48

1.65

 

High premium group

CHIP

0.33

0.47

604

0.32

0.47

598

 

Private

0.575

0.495

 

0.577

0.494

 
 

No insurance

0.101

0.302

 

0.1

0.301

 
 

Income (% FPL)

191.94

27.91

 

192.29

27.83

 
 

Premium($)

10.55

7.13

 

11.53

7.53

 
 

Child age

9.88

4.99

 

9.84

4.98

 
 

Health state*

3.47

1.69

 

3.46

1.7

 
  1. (*) - Health status is taken by the question whether the child gets sick easily where 1 stands for definitely true and 5 is for definitely not.
  2. Characteristics for children in low premium and high premium groups in 19 states with a two tier premium structure, January and December, 2003.
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