Table 1 Demographics of Sample
From: Experiences applying for and understanding health insurance under Massachusetts health care reform
| Â | Insurance Type | Group p- value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Total N = 976 | Medicaid N = 517 (53 %) | CWC1 N = 97 (9.9 %) | CWC2/3 N = 52 (5.3 %) | Private N = 310 (31.8 %) |  |
Male | 348 (38.5Â %) | 155 (32.8Â %) | 33 (36.7Â %) | 15 (29.4Â %) | 145 (50Â %) | <0.0001 |
Foreign-born | 566 (62.6Â %) | 284 (60Â %) | 56 (62.2Â %) | 16 (31.4Â %) | 210 (72.4Â %) | <0.0001 |
Education ≥ high school | 778 (86.6 %) | 378 (80.8 %) | 79 (87.8 %) | 44 (86.3 %) | 277 (95.9 %) | <0.0001 |
Race | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 |
 Black, non-Hispanic | 141 (16 %) | 74 (16.2 %) | 19 (22.4 %) | 9 (18 %) | 39 (14 %) |  |
 White, non-Hispanic | 431 (49.5 %) | 199 (43.5 %) | 46 (54.1 %) | 15 (30 %) | 171 (61.5 %) |  |
 Hispanic | 245 (28.1 %) | 156 (34.1 %) | 15 (17.7 %) | 23 (46 %) | 51 (18.4 %) |  |
 Other | 54 (6.2 %) | 29 (6.3 %) | 5 (5.9 %) | 3 (6 %) | 17 (6.1 %) |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0047 |
 18–30 | 338 (37.5 %) | 173 (36.7 %) | 40 (44.4 %) | 10 (19.6 %) | 115 (39.8 %) |  |
 31–45 | 325 (36 %) | 177 (37.5 %) | 26 (28.9 %) | 16 (31.4 %) | 106 (36.7 %) |  |
 46–65 | 239 (26.5 %) | 122 (25.9 %) | 24 (26.7 %) | 25 (49 %) | 68 (23.5 %) |  |
Annual Income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 |
  < $20,000 | 527 (58.3 %) | 367 (77.6 %) | 59 (65.6 %) | 24 (47.1 %) | 77 (26.6 %) |  |
  ≥ $20,000 | 377 (41.7 %) | 106 (22.4 %) | 31 (34.4 %) | 27 (52.9 %) | 213 (73.5 %) |  |
Employed | 566 (62.7Â %) | 206 (43.6Â %) | 56 (62.2Â %) | 43 (84.3Â %) | 261 (90.3Â %) | <0.0001 |
ESI | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.1917 |
 2 or 3 | 488 (54.5 %) | 270 (57.5 %) | 40 (46 %) | 26 (53 %) | 152 (52.6 %) |  |
 4 or 5 | 408 (45.5 %) | 200 (42.6 %) | 47 (54 %) | 24 (48 %) | 137 (47.4 %) |  |
Any Rx since on plan | 685 (76.1Â %) | 381 (80.9Â %) | 68 (75.6Â %) | 40 (78.4Â %) | 196 (68.1Â %) | 0.0010 |
Average monthly rx since on plan | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0006 |
 1–2 | 214 (46.6 %) | 102 (39.4 %) | 23 (44.2 %) | 14 (51.9 %) | 75 (62 %) |  |
  ≥ 3 | 245 (53.4 %) | 157 (60.6 %) | 29 (55.8 %) | 13 (48.2 %) | 46 (38 %) |  |
Doctor visit in past year | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0013 |
 0 | 173 (19.3 %) | 79 (16.8 %) | 18 (20.2 %) | 7 (14.3 %) | 69 (23.8 %) |  |
 1–2 | 343 (38.2 %) | 167 (35.5 %) | 27 (30.3 %) | 21 (42.9 %) | 128 (44.1 %) |  |
  ≥ 3 | 382 (42.5 %) | 224 (47.7 %) | 44 (49.4 %) | 21 (42.9 %) | 93 (32.1 %) |  |
Hospitalization past year | 208 (23.3Â %) | 129 (27.7Â %) | 25 (28.1Â %) | 9 (17.7Â %) | 45 (15.6Â %) | 0.0009 |
Reported Health Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 |
 Excellent or very good | 316 (39 %) | 125 (30.5 %) | 25 (31.3 %) | 22 (51.2 %) | 144 (52 %) |  |
 Good or fair | 494 (61 %) | 285 (69.5 %) | 55 (68.8 %) | 21 (48.8 %) | 133 (48 %) |  |