Eligible Children Enrolled in Medicaid: Ages 1 - 5

Eligible Children Enrolled in Medicaid:

Ages 1 - 5

Eligible Children Enrolled in Medicaid: Ages 1 - 5

Year	Kansas Rate	Kansas Count	US Rate	US Count	Iowa Rate	Iowa Count
2002	56.88%	28,736	63.62%	3,392,702	56.78%	22,594
2003	59.35%	25,452	67.65%	3,739,400	48.07%	20,341
2004	64.08%	27,745	68.82%	3,758,711	73.30%	32,902
2005	68.09%	36,989	65.39%	3,610,767	64.99%	32,198
2006	75.13%	57,332	65.62%	3,719,485	73.80%	38,874
2007	70.29%	47,523	68.61%	4,066,812	71.45%	33,667
2008	65.33%	35,024	71.19%	4,415,445	64.18%	26,457

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Demographic Group:	US Residents between the ages of 1 and 5.
Data Source:	CPS Current Population Survey http://www.census.gov/cps/data/cpstablecreator.html
Numerator:	Population, between the ages of 1 and 5, that are eligible for Medicaid benefits and are enrolled in Medicaid (eligibility requirements are explained in the Notes section).
Denominator:	Estimated population, between the ages of 1 and 5, of the geographic region that are eligible to receive Medicaid benefits. Obtained from the US Census website: http://www.census.gov/cps/data/cpstablecreator.html
Unit:	percentage
Notes:	Medicaid eligibility was based solely on FPL (Federal Poverty Level) for this children aged 1 - 5: Kansas <= 133% Iowa <= 133% US <= 133% The source did not allow for a 133% FPL cutoff so it was interpolated based on the 125% and 150% cutoffs.
Change Log:	3/26/2009 Source citing was removed from the chart image and placed in the footnotes. Iowa state benchmark data was added to the data table and chart (represented in green). Numerator (count) data was added to the data table. Indicator was broken into three subcategories based on age group (<1, 1-5, 6-19). The definition of the indicator was added to the footnotes. 5/28/2009 A footer table was created consisting of demographic group, source citing, numerator, denominator, notes, and change log information. 9/24/2009 Data for the year 2008 was added to the chart and data table. A hyperlink to instructions on how to print the background colors for the data tables was added.