Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics for patients who were continuously enrolled in one of five Kaiser Permanente regions during 2019 (n = 9,948,080).
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| ≤ 19 | 2,192,469 | 22.0% |
| 20 - 39 | 2,699,562 | 27.1% |
| 40 – 64 | 3,423,963 | 34.4% |
| ≥ 65 | 1,632,086 | 16.4% |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 5,152,675 | 51.8% |
| Male | 4,794,707 | 48.2% |
| Other/Unknown | 698 | 0.0% |
| Race | ||
| White | 5,301,995 | 53.3% |
| Asian | 1,413,685 | 14.2% |
| Black | 710,677 | 7.1% |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 94,883 | 1.0% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 66,838 | 0.7% |
| Multiple Race/Other | 74,509 | 0.7% |
| Unknown | 2,285,499 | 23% |
| Hispanic Ethnicity (% Yes) | 2,717,901 | 27.3% |
| Insurance | ||
| Commercial | 7,035,047 | 70.7% |
| Medicare | 1,679,763 | 16.9% |
| Medicaid | 813,214 | 8.2% |
| Private | 392,885 | 3.9% |
| Other | 27,171 | 0.3% |
| Higher Neighborhood Education (% Yes) | 5,640,561 | 56.7% |