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

Table 2 Infant and maternal health characteristics by EITC eligibility status

	EITC Ineligible (n = 1,484,508)		EITC Eligible (n = 1,256,119)		Total
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Preterm birth	95,314	6.42	90,815	7.23	186,129	6.79
Small for gestational age	138,324	9.32	95,837	7.63	234,161	8.54
Gestational diabetes	104,024	7.05	127,490	10.25	231,514	8.52
Preeclampsia or hypertension	98,756	6.68	53,277	4.26	152,033	5.57

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