Table 1 Characteristics of low-income older Medicare enrollees and the low-income younger population (The United States, years 2009 through 2018, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey)
Older low-income Medicare enrollees (aged ≥ 65, n = 50,466) | Younger low-income adults (aged 20 to < 65 years, n = 190,443) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | % or Mean | SE or SD | % or Mean | SE or SD |
SNAP participation | 15.2 | 0.58 | 23.4 | 0.63 |
Age (in years) | 74.7 | 6.71 | 37.7 | 13.39 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 37.2 | 0.49 | 38.7 | 0.34 |
Female | 62.8 | 0.49 | 61.3 | 0.34 |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 51.8 | 0.9 | 43.2 | 0.51 |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 43.1 | 0.83 | 12.6 | 0.25 |
Never married | 5.1 | 0.28 | 44.2 | 0.45 |
Race | ||||
White | 78.3 | 0.97 | 73.5 | 0.93 |
Black | 13.2 | 0.7 | 15.9 | 0.75 |
Asian | 6.1 | 0.59 | 6.5 | 0.37 |
Other | 2.4 | 0.32 | 4.1 | 0.23 |
Education | ||||
No degree | 19.5 | 0.59 | 12.1 | 0.33 |
GED/High school graduate | 32.6 | 0.65 | 37.8 | 0.41 |
College degree or above | 9.7 | 0.41 | 10.2 | 0.29 |
Not reported | 38.2 | 0.71 | 39.9 | 0.39 |
Income (US$) | 8827.9 | 5068.5 | 6223.7 | 5704.4 |
Comorbidities | ||||
Diabetes | 26.4 | 0.52 | 7.2 | 0.16 |
Cancer | 27.5 | 0.69 | 5.1 | 0.15 |
Asthma | 10.7 | 0.42 | 11.5 | 0.27 |
Coronary heart disease | 20.6 | 0.49 | 2.4 | 0.09 |