Testing a conditional cash transfer program in the U.S.: the effects of the family rewards program in New York City

Table 11 Effects on parents’ health care and status

	18-month survey			42-month survey
	Control		Standard	Control		Standard
	Mean	Effect	Error	Mean	Effect	Error
A. Health coverage and use
Had health insurance in prior month	0.937	0.019	0.008**	0.929	0.027	0.009***
Had health check up in past year	0.917	0.015	0.01	0.889	0.011	0.014
Had 2+ dental visits in past year	0.579	0.095	0.018***	0.335	0.118	0.022***
B. Health status
Self-rated health status (1 = poor; 5 = excellent)	3.1	0.093	0.037**	3.1	0.064	0.046
Being treated for medical condition	0.444	0.028	0.017*	0.478	0.023	0.021
State of hope scale (6 = min; 24 = max)	17.3	0.198	0.123	17.5	0.339	0.119***
N	3082			1961

Sources: Baseline survey and 18- and 42-month surveys
Each estimate represents the coefficient on program status from a linear regression, controlling for selected baseline characteristics
Statistical significance is indicated as follows: *** = 1 %; ** = 5 %; * = 10 %
The state of hope scale is constructed from six questions designed to capture the level of goal-directed thinking
Each of the questions ranges from 1 to 4, with lower numbers representing less goal-directed thinking
See Snyder et al. (1996)