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Table 2 Bivariate analysis on health characteristics and health service use

From: Affordable care act: comparison of healthcare indicators among different insurance beneficiaries with new coverage eligibility

 

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

General Health

        

 Fair/Poor, self-reported health

9.7 %

39.6 %

16.7 %

23.9 %

***

***

***

***

Chronic Conditions

        

 Heart-related Disease

8.9 %

17.7 %

6.6 %

6.8 %

***

.851

***

***

 Diabetes

7.5 %

18.1 %

6.5 %

7.9 %

***

.051

.078

***

 Cancer

6.7 %

7.3 %

3.6 %

3.0 %

.332

.238

***

***

Health-Related Lifestyle

        

 Overweighta

35.0 %

30.8 %

36.6 %

34.4 %

***

.107

.103

*

 Obeseb

32.3 %

43.0 %

31.4 %

34.5 %

***

*

.390

***

 Smoking

14.7 %

29.8 %

21.6 %

23.8 %

***

.064

***

***

Mental Healthc

        

 Felt Hopeless all the time or most of the time

2.3 %

12.7 %

4.1 %

7.1 %

***

***

***

***

 Felt Sad all the time or most of the time

1.6 %

10.4 %

3.1 %

5.8 %

***

***

***

***

 Felt Worthless all the time or most of the time

2.1 %

10.5 %

3.6 %

5.3 %

***

**

***

***

Health Care Access

        

 Have Usual Source of Care

79.0 %

80.4 %

55.1 %

57.8 %

.135

.054

***

***

 Routine Check-up, a prior year

67.5 %

74.9 %

39.1 %

37.3 %

***

.179

***

***

 Dental Check-up, a prior year

71.0 %

42.3 %

39.9 %

31.4 %

***

***

***

***

Visits to Medical Officesd

    

***

*

***

***

 0

29.0 %

22.4 %

59.3 %

62.6 %

    

 1

19.2 %

12.9 %

13.7 %

11.8 %

    

 2

16.0 %

13.3 %

8.9 %

9.1 %

    

 3

11.3 %

11.2 %

6.2 %

5.3 %

    

 4

8.2 %

11.6 %

4.7 %

3.4 %

    

 5 to 9

10.7 %

15.5 %

5.0 %

4.6 %

    

  ≥ 10

5.6 %

13.1 %

2.2 %

3.2 %

    

Women’s Screening

        

 Pap test, prior 3 yearse

89.1 %

85.0 %

76.3 %

76.2 %

***

.963

***

***

 Breast Exam, prior 2 yearsf

85.4 %

78.6 %

65.7 %

61.5 %

***

*

***

***

 Mammogram, prior 2 yearsg

62.2 %

53.6 %

40.4 %

33.6 %

***

**

***

***

Unmet Health Needs

        

 Immediate Care/Treatment Due to Injuries or Illnessesh

13.7 %

19.5 %

28.9 %

35.9 %

***

*

***

***

 Needed Care/Treatment/Testsi

7.1 %

15.7 %

22.3 %

30.9 %

***

**

***

***

 Appointment When Wantedj

15.5 %

18.4 %

26.5 %

31.6 %

**

*

***

***

  1. Note. * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001, based on χ 2 analysis; Data from Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2012; Numbers are unweighted and percentages do not always equal 100 due to rounding or missing data
  2. RPIE the Uninsured Who Will Likely Be Required to Purchase Health Insurance through the Exchanges under the ACA Enactment, EME the Uninsured Who Will Likely Be Eligible for Medicaid Expansion
  3. a Defined as a BMI ≥ 25 to < 30
  4. b Defined as a BMI ≥ 30
  5. c The percentage of individuals who reported they felt most of the time during the past 30 days
  6. d The number of visits to doctor’s office or clinic in the past 12 months, emergency visits are not include
  7. e Analysis was restricted to women aged 27–64 years (Pap test; n = 8,588, Breast exam; n = 8,618); numbers are not same due to missing data
  8. f Analysis was restricted to women aged 29–64 years (n = 7917)
  9. g The percentage of individuals who answered never or sometimes to the following question: “In the last 12 months, when you needed care right away how often did you get care as soon as you though you needed?”
  10. h The percentage of individuals who answered never or sometimes to the following questions: “In the last 12 months, how often was it easy to get the care, tests, or treatment you or a doctor believed necessary?”
  11. i The percentage of individuals who answered never or sometimes to the following questions: “In the last 12 months, not counting the times you needed care right away, how often did you get an appointment for your health care at a doctor’s office or clinic as soon as you thought you needed?”
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