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Disabilities Among TANF Recipients: Evidence from the NHIS (Research Report)
Pamela J. Loprest, Elaine Maag

This project uses data from the 2005/2006 National Health Interview Survey to provide a profile of the prevalence of different types of disability and employment among TANF recipients. We find that prevalence of disability varies widely depending on the specific measure used. Using narrow and broad composite disability measures, anywhere from 10 to 40 percent of TANF recipients have a disability and almost one-fifth have a family member with a disability. Disability prevalence among Food Stamp recipients is similar to TANF but low-income mothers have lower prevalence on almost all measures. Employment among TANF recipients with disabilities is considerably lower than among recipients without disabilities.

Posted to Web: May 14, 2009Publication Date: May 01, 2009

Health Coverage in a Recession: Recession and Recovery, No. 6 (Series/Recession and Recovery )
Stan Dorn

This brief, part of the Urban Institute's "Recession and Recover" series, examines how the Medicaid and SCHIP programs respond during a recession and how that response may differ in the current recession from their responses in the past. It also assesses the extent to which health insurance coverage may decline as unemployment rises.

Posted to Web: December 22, 2008Publication Date: December 22, 2008

Mapping the Childhood Obesity Epidemic: A Geographic Profile of the Predicted Risk for Childhood Obesity in Communities Across the United States (Research Report)
Sharon K. Long, Leah Hendey, Kathryn L.S. Pettit

This study explores the link between community risk factors and childhood obesity using data on child obesity from the 1988-1994 National Health and Examination Survey, the 2002-2004 National Medical Expenditures Survey, and the 2003-2004 National Survey of Children's Health, combined with data on community characteristics from a wide variety of sources. Multivariate models that relate child obesity to the characteristics of the child's community are used to predict the "risk of childhood obesity" for communities in the United States. The report includes maps and community profiles for 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Posted to Web: October 16, 2008Publication Date: December 20, 2007

Estimates of the Uninsurance Rate in Massachusetts from Survey Data : Why Are They So Different? (Research Report)
Sharon K. Long, Stephen Zuckerman, Timothy Triplett, Allison Cook, Kate Nordahl, Tracy Siegrist, Cindy Wacks

Researchers from the Urban Institute and the State of Massachusetts explored why existing surveys generate very different estimates of the uninsurance rate in Massachusetts. The surveys they examined are the Current Population Survey (CPS), the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey, and the Massachusetts Health Reform Survey (MHRS). This brief described how estimates may vary because of differences in the wording of the insurance questions asked in the surveys, differences in question placement and context within the survey, differences in survey design and fielding strategies, differences in accounting for missing data and other data preparation, and differences in survey fielding time frames. The analysis concludes that there has been no single survey in Massachusetts that is clearly superior across all of these important dimensions.

Posted to Web: September 11, 2008Publication Date: September 11, 2008

Every Kid Counts in the District of Columbia: 14th Annual Fact Book 2007 (Research Report)
Jennifer Comey, Peter A. Tatian, Elizabeth Guernsey, Betsy Chang

The 14th annual Fact Book is a comprehensive data source for indicators of child well-being in the District of Columbia. Over 50 data indicators are tracked over time. This publication provides a broad perspective on the status of children and youth in the District. We seek to inform and educate our readers about the issues affecting children and their families in the District. We encourage community residents, policy makers, professionals, and others who work with and/or on behalf of children and families to create conditions that foster the optimal health and development of our children.

Posted to Web: February 08, 2008Publication Date: January 17, 2008

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