title: Determinants of employment: impact of Medicaid and CHIP among unmarried female heads of household with young children.
abstract: This research explores whether participation in Medicaid is a determinant of hours of employment among unmarried parenting female heads of households with at least one child younger than age 6. The measures include Medicaid participation, Children's Health Insurance Program participation, health status, and Medicaid generosity. A multilevel regression was conducted using data from the Current Population Survey 2011 Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement. The findings indicate that Medicaid participation, health status, and Medicaid generosity all have a significant negative effect on labor force participation when measured by hours of employment per week.
authors: a Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California-Los Angeles , Los Angeles , California , USA.
authors: Gina
authors: G
authors: Rosen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012847:Single Person / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States
keywords: CHIP; Medicaid; determinant of employment; health insurance; hours of employment; labor force participation; labor supply