Table 10:
CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS RECEIVING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Through RIte Care, RHODE ISLAND, DECEMBER 1996

 

city/town

AFDC

OTHER

TOTAL

Barrington

40

47

87

Bristol

269

161

430

Burrillville

208

171

379

Central Falls

1,919

644

2,563

Charlestown

95

87

182

Coventry

443

359

802

Cranston

1,747

687

2,434

Cumberland

303

128

431

East Greenwich

140

74

214

East Providence

1,165

513

1,678

Exeter

48

27

75

Foster

37

24

61

Glocester

63

68

131

Hopkinton

120

57

177

Jamestown

17

25

42

Johnston

539

320

859

Lincoln

237

145

382

Little Compton

13

13

26

Middletown

195

144

339

Narragansett

185

104

289

Newport

1,256

418

1,674

New Shoreham

6

4

10

North Kingstown

399

245

644

North Providence

607

302

909

North Smithfield

53

30

83

Pawtucket

4,152

1,432

5,584

Portsmouth

119

113

232

Providence

17,678

4,172

21,850

Richmond

66

59

125

Scituate

75

42

117

Smithfield

105

67

172

South Kingstown

323

148

471

Tiverton

144

97

241

Warren

244

105

349

Warwick

1,486

731

2,217

Westerly

487

240

727

West Greenwich

44

39

83

West Warwick

912

480

1,392

Woonsocket

2,889

888

3,777

Core Cities

27,894

7,554

35,448

Remainder of State

10,934

5,856

16,790

Rhode Island

38,828

13,410

52,238

 Source: Rhode Island Department of Human Services, INRHODES Database, December 1, 1996. Core Cities are Providence, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, Newport, and Central Falls.

 Other includes children enrolled in RIteCare who do not receive AFDC, including children under age 8 up to 250% of poverty and their siblings, children under age 15 up to 100% of poverty and their siblings, and children in state foster care who receive medical assistance.

Last Update: 5/8/97 by JDC