Our findings indicate that the reliability of birth certificate data vary for specific elements. Researchers and health policymakers need to be cognizant of the potential limitations of specific data elements.

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Medicaid enrollees represent a unique subgroup of the U.S. population and their rate of hospitalization for ocular injury is significant. Sociodemographic characteristics, including gender, age, and Medicaid eligibility group, need to be taken into consideration when developing appropriate eye injury prevention initiatives.