Section 15.3.6

15.3.6 - Medicaid and Income in 2000

Income and Medicaid Receipt. Households who receive Medicaid benefits are much more likely to be below the poverty level than households not receiving Medicaid (Table 15.3.6).

Table 15.3.6

MEDICAID AND INCOME IN 2000

	Whether the Client Households Receive Medicaid Benefits
Income in 2000 as Percentage of Federal Poverty Level	All Clients	Yes	No
0% (no income)	5.1%	2.7%	7.2%
1-50%	25.2%	28.6%	22.2%
51-75%	20.8%	27.3%	15.3%
76-100%	19.6%	22.9%	16.9%
101-130%	13.2%	10.6%	15.5%
SUBTOTAL	83.9%	92.1%	77.1%
131-150%	4.7%	2.4%	6.7%
151-185%	5.1%	3.4%	6.6%
186% or higher	6.2%	2.1%	9.7%
SUBTOTAL	16.1%	7.9%	22.9%
TOTAL	100%	100%	100%
SAMPLE SIZE (N)	27,704	12,506	15,198

Notes
Item nonresponses to all variables involved were excluded in calculating percentages and sample sizes.

Statistically significant based on chi-square test (d.f. = 7) at the 1% level.

Findings presented in Table 15.3.6 include:

Among the client households receiving Medicaid benefits, 92.1% had income at or below 130% of the federal poverty level in 2000. In comparison, only 77.1% of the clients not receiving Medicaid benefits had income at or below 130% of the federal poverty level.
Similarly, while only 7.9% of the clients receiving Medicaid benefits had income above 130% of the federal poverty level in 2000, 22.9% of the clients not receiving Medicaid benefits had income above 130% of the federal poverty level.