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Table 1 Demographics

From: Perceived affordability of health insurance and medical financial burdens five years in to Massachusetts health reform

 

Full Sample (N = 976)

High Cost Sharing Public, N = 52

Low Cost Sharing Public, N = 614

Commercial N=310

P value

(5 %)

(63 %)

(32 %)

 

%

%

%

%

 

Male

38

31

33

50

<0.0001

Foreign-born

42

69

45

32

<0.0001

Education ≥ high school

87

86

82

96

<0.0001

Race

    

<0.0001

 Black, non-Hispanic

16

18

17

14

 

 White, non-Hispanic

50

30

45

62

 

 Hispanic

28

46

31

18

 

 Other

6

6

6

6

 

Age

     

 18−30

37

19

37

40

0.0036

 31−45

36

33

37

36

 

 46−65

27

48

26

24

 

Annual Income <$20,000

61

48

78

31

<0.0001

Employed

63

84

47

90

<0.0001

Emergency Severity Index of 4 or 5

47

48

44

47

0.7803

Any Rx since on plan

77

77

80

69

0.0023

Number of Doctors Visits in past year

19

14

18

23

0.1088

Hospitalization past year

23

18

28

16

0.0002

Excellent or very good Health status

39

51

31

52

<0.0001