Reichman, Nancy E. <br/><br/>
Effects of Child Health on Sources of Public Support / 
Nancy E. Reichman, Hope Corman, Kelly Noonan. 
 - Cambridge, Mass.  National Bureau of Economic Research  2004. 
 - 1 online resource:  illustrations (black and white); 
 - NBER working paper series  no. w10762 .
 - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research)  no. w10762. .
<br/><br/> September 2004. 
<br/><br/> We estimate the effects of having a child in poor health on the mother's receipt of both cash assistance and in-kind public support in the form of food, health care, and shelter. We control for a rich set of covariates, include state fixed effects, and test for the potential endogeneity of child health. Mothers with children in poor health are 5 percentage points (20%) more likely to rely on TANF and 16 percentage points more likely to rely on cash assistance (TANF and/or SSI) than those with healthy children. They are also more likely than those with healthy children to receive Medicaid and housing assistance, but not WIC or food stamps. 
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