From: Longitudinal trends in enrollees’ employment and student status after Medicaid expansion
Weighted Proportion or Mean [95% CI] | |
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Employed respondents (N = 1,471) | |
Mean number of hours worked per week* | 34.7 [33.8, 35.6] |
Respondents who were not employed (N = 1,137) | |
Looking for a job | 36.8 [33.2, 40.7] |
Recently completed/enrolled in job training program | 9.1 [7.0, 11.8] |
Respondents who were not employed or full-time students (N = 1,136) | |
Work status | |
Unable to work | 47.3 [43.6, 51.1] |
Out of work | 40.4 [36.6, 44.2] |
Retired | 12.3 [10.5, 14.4] |
Respondents who were unable to work (N = 526) | |
Reasons unable to work† | |
Poor health/disability | 91.4 [87.8, 94.0] |
Caregiving responsibilities | 7.1 [4.8, 10.3] |
In school or other training | 1.1 [0.3, 3.9] |
Prior conviction | 0.6 [0.1, 4.3] |
Transportation/logistics | 0.5 [0.1, 2.0] |
Couldn’t find work | 0.5 [0.1, 2.0] |
Other | 0.2 [0.0, 0.7] |
Employers think I’m too old or too young | 0.2 [0.0, 1.2] |