Effects of State-Level Earned Income Tax Credit Laws on Birth Outcomes by Race and Ethnicity

Health disparities persist in birth outcomes by mother's income, education, and race in the United States. Disadvantaged mothers may experience benefit from supplements to family income, such as the earned income tax credit (EITC). We examined the effects of state-level EITCs on birth outcomes...

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Published in:	Health equity 2019-01, Vol.3 (1), p.61-67
Main Authors:	Komro, Kelli A, Markowitz, Sara, Livingston, Melvin D, Wagenaar, Alexander C
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	African Americans Babies birth outcomes Birth weight Births Earned income tax credit Education Ethnicity Families & family life Health behavior Health disparities health policy Hispanic Americans Income taxes infant health Legal research Low income groups Maternal & child health Mothers Original Poverty Race Secondary schools Socioeconomic factors Womens health
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Summary:	Health disparities persist in birth outcomes by mother's income, education, and race in the United States. Disadvantaged mothers may experience benefit from supplements to family income, such as the earned income tax credit (EITC). We examined the effects of state-level EITCs on birth outcomes among women with a high school education or less, stratified by race and ethnicity. A quasi-experimental multistate and multiyear difference-in-differences design is used to assess effects of the presence and generosity of 23 state-level EITC laws on birth outcomes from 1994 to 2013. The methods utilized the U.S. National Vital Statistics System birth data for the outcomes: birth weight, probability of low birth weight (LBW;
ISSN:	2473-1242 2473-1242