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Table 12 Effects on children’s health care use and status

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

 

18-month survey

42-month survey

Control

 

Standard

Control

 

Standard

Mean

Effect

Error

Mean

Effect

Error

Had health check up in past year

 4th graders

0.957

0.017

0.012

0.967

0.005

0.011

 7th graders

0.960

0.030

0.010***

0.936

0.038

0.014***

 9th graders

0.958

0.030

0.014

0.943

−0.003

0.017

Had 2+ dental visits in past year

 4th graders

0.634

0.042

0.032

0.464

0.150

0.032***

 7th graders

0.596

0.104

0.032***

0.469

0.148

0.034***

 9th graders

0.572

0.131

0.033***

0.441

0.188

0.035***

Parent-rated health status

 4th graders

3.90

0.019

0.067

3.97

0.018

0.066

 7th graders

3.92

0.047

0.067

3.92

0.134

0.069*

 9th graders

3.81

0.068

0.069

3.86

0.039

0.073

  1. Sources: Baseline survey and 18- and 42-month surveys
  2. Each estimate represents the coefficient on program status from a linear regression, controlling for selected baseline characteristics
  3. Statistical significance is indicated as follows: *** = 1 %; ** = 5 %; * = 10 %
  4. Sample sizes for 18-month survey are 911,911 and 870 for 4th, 7th and 9th graders, respectively
  5. Sample sizes for 42-month survey are 939, 905 and 812 for 4th, 7th and 9th graders, respectively