From: Impact of state mandatory insurance coverage on the use of diabetes preventive care
 | States mandates enacted during 1997 and 1999 (N = 3195) Mean(95% CIs*) | States not having mandates as of 2000 (N = 1602) Mean(95% CIs*) |
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Rate of patients having doctoral visits last year (%) | 87.8(87.6, 87.9) | 87.4(87.2, 87.6) |
Prevalence of diabetes in the state (%) | 5.5(5.5, 5.5) | 5.4(5.4, 5.5) |
Insulin use among people with diabetes (%) | 30.7 (29.1, 32.3) | 29.2 (27.0, 31.4) |
Time since diagnosis of diabetes (years) | 8.7(8.4,9.0) | 8.8(8.4,9.3) |
Male (%) | 45.9 (44.2, 47.7) | 46.6 (44.2, 49.1) |
Married (%) | 65.7 (64.1, 67.4) | 63.7 (61.3, 66.1) |
Aged 18-44 y (%) | 29.8 (28.2, 31.3) | 26.1 (23.9, 28.3) |
Aged 45-64 y (%) | 70.0 (68.5, 71.6) | 73.9(71.7, 76.1) |
Non-Hispanic White (%) | 78.9 (77.5, 80.3) | 71.1 (68.9, 73.3) |
Non-Hispanic Black (%) | 12.4 (11.3,13.6) | 12.5 (10.9,14.1) |
Hispanic (%) | 6.3 (5.4, 7.1) | 4.7 (3.6, 5.7) |
Other race/ethnicity (%) | 2.4(1.9, 3.0) | 11.7(10.2, 13.3) |
Less than high school education (%) | 10.1 (9.1,11.2) | 8.7 (7.4,10.1) |
High school graduate (%) | 34.1 (32.5, 35.8) | 32.4 (30.1, 34.7) |
Some college but did not graduate (%) | 28.6 (27.0, 30.2) | 30.3 (28.1, 32.6) |
College graduate (%) | 27.1 (25.6,28.6) | 28.5(26.3,30.7) |
Family income <$35,000/y (%) | 46.9 (45.2, 48.7) | 44.3 (41.8, 46.7) |
Family income $35,000-$75,000/y(%) | 41.5 (39.8,43.2) | 43.2 (40.8,45.6) |
Family income >$75,000/y (%) | 11.5 (10.4,12.7) | 12.5 (10.9,14.2) |