Table 1 Descriptive statistics on women medicaid beneficiaries in the studied States (NJ, FL, MO, KS, and IA) compared to medicaid beneficiaries in the US in 2008
From: Medicaid spending on contraceptive coverage and pregnancy-related care
Beneficiaries characteristics | Medicaid beneficiaries from the combined studied states (NJ, FL, MO, KS, and IA) in 2008 | Medicaid beneficiaries in the US in 20081 |
|---|---|---|
Women beneficiaries (%) | 58.4% | 59.0% |
Age of women beneficiaries (%) | ||
< 15 years | 37.4% | 34.3% |
15-18 years | 7.5% | 7.8% |
19-44 years | 30.5% | 35.8% |
45 or more years | 24.6% | 22.2% |
Race of women beneficiaries (%) | ||
White | 45.1% | 41.3% |
Black | 25.8% | 22.3% |
Hispanic/Latino | 17.9% | 21.4% |
Other | 11.2% | 15.0% |