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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics by EITC eligibility status

From: Estimating the effect of timing of earned income tax credit refunds on perinatal outcomes: a quasi-experimental study of California births

 

EITC Ineligible (n = 1,484,508)

EITC Eligible

(n = 1,256,199)

Total

(n = 2,740,707)

 

No.

%

No.

%

No

%

Race

    Non-Latine White

631,398

42.53

122,427

9.75

753,825

27.5

    Non-Latine Black

46,857

3.16

106,036

8.44

152,893

5.58

    Latine

583,177

39.28

816,686

65.01

1,399,863

51.08

    Non-Latine Asian/PI

194,912

13.13

172,723

13.75

367,635

13.41

    Non-Latine Other

28,164

1.9

38,327

3.05

66,491

2.43

Parity

    1

1,050,115

70.74

31,649

2.52

1,081,764

39.47

    2

263,037

17.72

599,750

47.74

862,787

31.48

    3 + 

171,356

11.54

624,800

49.74

796,156

29.05

Education

     > 12 years

1,002,588

67.54

320,821

25.54

1,323,409

48.29

     ≤ 12 years

481,920

32.46

935,378

74.46

1,417,298

51.71

    Received WICa

735,534

49.55

739,616

58.88

1,475,150

53.82

Insurance coverage

    Private or other

882,669

59.46

523,860

41.7

1,406,529

51.32

    Medicaid

601,839

40.54

732,339

58.3

1,334,178

48.68

    Age at delivery, years mean (SD)]

27.3

 

29.4

 

28.3

 

    Infant female

722,939

48.7

613,486

48.84

1,336,425

48.76

Year of birth

    2007

258,151

17.39

238,565

18.99

496,716

18.12

    2008

255,096

17.18

228,912

18.22

484,008

17.66

    2009

245,233

16.52

210,788

16.78

456,021

16.64

    2010

242,636

16.34

198,958

15.84

441,594

16.11

    2011

241,407

16.26

192,197

15.3

433,604

15.82

    2012

241,985

16.30

186,779

14.87

428,764

15.64

  1. aMothers’ receipt of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits during pregnancy