Baltagi Badi H, Yen Yin-Fang
Department of Economics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Health Econ. 2016 Mar;25(3):277-91. doi: 10.1002/hec.3139. Epub 2014 Dec 23.
This study investigates the effect of the Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) program on children's health outcomes using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation over the period 1994 to 2005. The TANF policies have been credited with increased employment for single mothers and a dramatic drop in welfare caseload. Our results show that these policies also had a significant effect on various measures of children's medical utilization among low-income families. These health measures include a rating of the child's health status reported by the parents, the number of times that parents consulted a doctor, and the number of nights that the child stayed in a hospital. We compare the overall changes of health status and medical utilization for children with working and nonworking mothers. We find that the child's health status as reported by the parents is affected by the maternal employment status.
本研究利用1994年至2005年期间收入与项目参与情况调查的数据，考察了贫困家庭临时援助（TANF）项目对儿童健康状况的影响。TANF政策被认为提高了单身母亲的就业率，并使福利案件数量大幅下降。我们的研究结果表明，这些政策对低收入家庭儿童的各种医疗利用指标也产生了显著影响。这些健康指标包括父母报告的孩子健康状况评级、父母咨询医生的次数以及孩子住院的天数。我们比较了母亲有工作和无工作的孩子在健康状况和医疗利用方面的总体变化。我们发现，父母报告的孩子健康状况受母亲就业状况的影响。
