Table 1 Characteristics of New Medicaid Enrollees Pre-COVID and New Enrollees During COVID, North Carolina
1/2018–12/2019 | 3/2020–6/2020 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of new enrollees | 340,782 | 56,428 | |
Age at enrollment, years | < 0.0001 | ||
Median (Q1, Q3) | 38.6 (28.4, 55.6) | 36.8 (28.1, 51.6) | |
Mean (SD) | 42.9 (17.6) | 41.1 (16.6) | |
Range | 18.0, 115.3 | 18.0, 106.3 | |
Sex | 0.0009 | ||
Female | 227,060 (66.6 %) | 37,197 (65.9 %) | |
Male | 113,722 (33.4 %) | 19,231 (34.1 %) | |
Race | < 0.0001 | ||
White | 213,335 (62.6 %) | 34,654 (61.4 %) | |
Black | 104,827 (30.8 %) | 17,806 (31.6 %) | |
Multiple/Other | 19,853 (5.8 %) | 3,209 (5.7 %) | |
Unknown | 2,767 (0.8 %) | 759 (1.3 %) | |
Ethnicity | < 0.0001 | ||
Hispanic/Latinx | 44,545 (13.1 %) | 6,974 (12.4 %) | |
Non-Hispanic/Latinx | 285,727 (83.8 %) | 47,707 (84.5 %) | |
Unknown | 10,510 (3.1 %) | 1,747 (3.1 %) | |
Location | |||
Urban | 229,226 (67.3 %) | 42,540 (75.4 %) | < 0.0001 |
Rural | 111,556 (32.7 %) | 13, 888 (24.6 %) | |
Enrollment pathway | < 0.0001 | ||
Dual-Eligibles | 88,170 (25.9 %) | 8,528 (15.1 %) | |
Pregnant Women & Breast / Cervical Cancer Program | 38,620 (11.3 %) | 5,958 (10.6 %) | |
Low-Income Adult | 181,640 (53.3 %) | 37,001 (65.6 %) | |
General Pediatrics | 12,507 (3.7 %) | 2,073 (3.7 %) | |
Other | 19,845 (5.8 %) | 2,815 (5.0 %) |