Table 1 Demographic and health traits by insurance status
Total (N = 1720) | Continuous Medicaid coverage last 12 months (N = 750) | Uninsured for any period in last 12 months (N = 970) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||
Age group | 0.12 | |||
18–44 | 61.4 | 66.0 | 58.5 | |
45–64 | 37.7 | 32.9 | 40.8 | |
65+ | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | |
Male | 31.9 | 26.5 | 35.2 | 0.05 |
Race/ethnicity | < 0.01 | |||
White | 50.1 | 46.4 | 52.4 | |
Black | 18.5 | 25.5 | 14.1 | |
Asian | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | |
Hispanic | 25.7 | 20.5 | 28.9 | |
Other | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | |
Another language at home | 27.3 | 19.8 | 32.0 | < 0.01 |
Education | 0.63 | |||
< High School (HS) | 34.4 | 34.8 | 34.2 | |
HS or GED | 30.8 | 33.5 | 29.2 | |
> HS | 34.3 | 31.3 | 36.2 | |
Other | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
Household income | 0.17 | |||
≤ 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) | 61.2 | 66.9 | 57.6 | |
101–138% FPL | 16.5 | 15.9 | 16.9 | |
139–199% FPL | 11.5 | 8.1 | 13.7 | |
200% + FPL | 10.8 | 9.1 | 11.8 | |
Rural | 49.3 | 36.8 | 52.4 | < 0.01 |
Health indicators | ||||
Health status | 0.64 | |||
Excellent/Very good | 21.9 | 20.3 | 22.8 | |
Good | 36.7 | 39.2 | 35.1 | |
Fair/Poor | 41.5 | 40.4 | 42.1 | |
Disabled | 43.5 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 0.39 |
Psychological distress (K6 ≥ 13) | 38.0 | 30.2 | 42.8 | < 0.01 |
CHC is usual source of care | 81.7 | 81.9 | 81.6 | 0.94 |
Current insurance status | ||||
Medicaid | 100.0 | 24.9 | ||
Medicare or dual-eligible | – | 1.2 | ||
Private (group and non-group) | – | 5.5 | ||
Other/unspecified public or private | – | 1.6 | ||
Uninsured | – | 66.8 | ||