Table 1 Demographic characteristics for the respondents by the type of coverage
Insured | Uninsured | Significance tests | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Private | Public | RPIE | EME | χ2P | |||
n = 9,428 | n = 2,371 | n = 2,172 | n = 2,894 | Private vs. Public | RPIE vs. EME | Private vs. RPIE | Public vs. EME | |
Age (years) | (M) 45.59 ± 0.109 | (M) 45.37 ± 0.229 | (M) 43.69 ± 0.199 | (M) 41.41 ± 0.216 | .943a | ***a | ***a | ***a |
27–45 | 48.8 % | 48.8 % | 54.5 % | 66.0 % | .946 | *** | *** | *** |
46–64 | 51.2 % | 51.2 % | 45.5 % | 34.0 % | ||||
Sex, Female | 52.7 % | 64.9 % | 45.9 % | 55.2 % | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Race/Ethnicity | *** | *** | *** | *** | ||||
Hispanic | 19.2 % | 31.3 % | 43.0 % | 54.2 % | ||||
White/ Non-Hispanic | 51.4 % | 29.6 % | 30.4 % | 18.6 % | ||||
Black/ Non-Hispanic | 17.6 % | 31.4 % | 17.3 % | 22.7 % | ||||
Asian | 9.7 % | 5.1 % | 7.4 % | 3.7 % | ||||
Others | 2.1 % | 2.6 % | 1.9 % | 0.8 % | ||||
Education, College or Higher Education (more than 12 years) | 67.0 % | 29.1 % | 40.5 % | 26.5 % | *** | *** | *** | .05 |
Married | 68.4 % | 33.9 % | 53.6 % | 42.2 % | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Employed | 85.1 % | 28.6 % | 73.5 % | 52.0 % | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Family Income | *** | *** | *** | *** | ||||
Low income (<200 % FPL) | 17.5 % | 82.0 % | 33.8 % | 100 % | ||||
Middle income (≥ 200 to < 400 % FPL) | 34.5 % | 14.2 % | 47.9 % | . | ||||
High income (≥ 400 % FPL) | 48.0 % | 3.8 % | 18.3 % | . | ||||
Family Size | *** | *** | *** | *** | ||||
< 3 | 41.1 % | 42.6 % | 38.7 % | 31.4 % | ||||
3 to 4 | 42.4 % | 36.0 % | 37.8 % | 33.9 % | ||||
5 to 7 | 15.8 % | 19.4 % | 21.2 % | 30.7 % | ||||
> 7 | 0.7 % | 2.0 % | 2.3 % | 4.0 % | ||||
Region | *** | *** | *** | *** | ||||
Northeast | 16 % | 26.7 % | 12.6 % | 10.9 % | ||||
Midwest | 21.2 % | 17.0 % | 14.3 % | 12.4 % | ||||
South | 35.6 % | 31.2 % | 42.0 % | 49.8 % | ||||
West | 27.3 % | 25.2 % | 31.1 % | 26.9 % | ||||