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Table 1 Baseline demographic and socio-economic characteristics

From: Future expenditure risk of silent members: a statistical analysis

Demographic Characteristics

SILENT-MEMBERS 2009

LOW-EXPENDITURE MEMBERS 2009

Number of members

238,180

121,700

Male (%)a

158,589 (66.57 %)

73,815 (60.65 %)

Age group

  

 Age 1830

70,281 (29.51 %)

35,748 (29.37 %)

 Age 3040

54,917 (23.06 %)

29,680 (24.39 %)

 Age 4050

59,998 (25.09 %)

28,478 (23.40 %)

 Age 5063

52,984 (22.25 %)

27,794 (22.84 %)

Race (% White)a,b

78.38

80.17

Education (% Less than high school degree)a,b

18.33

17.25

Income (% Below poverty line)a,b

16.30

15.45

  1. aAll comparisons were significant with p-values <0.0001
  2. bRace, education and income were estimated using zip code level data