TABLE 1—

Characteristics of Uninsured and Insured Adults Aged 25–64 Years With Hypertension and Hypercholesterolemia

	Adults With Hypertensiona			Adults With Hypercholesterolemiaa
	Uninsured, %	Insured, %		Uninsured, %	Insured, %
Characteristic	(n = 343)	(n = 2031)	Pb	(n = 322)	(n = 1630)	Pb
Age, y			.22			.12
25–34	14.6	9.4		24.9	15.5
35–44	23.9	24.6		34.1	24.3
45–54	29.1	27.3		22.4	28.6
55–64	32.4	38.8		18.6	31.6
Female	52.7	43.9	.02	53.8	49.8	.48
Race/Ethnicity			.03			<.001
White	60.6	74.6		57.0	80.9
Black	19.6	17.1		11.6	8.5
Hispanic	17.7	6.0		30.8	7.7
Other	2.1	2.3		0.8	2.9
Annual family income, $			<.001			<.001
< 15 000	51.6	16.7		50.3	11.4
15 000–24 999	23.1	17.8		23.3	17.6
25 000–34 999	8.8	17.2		14.5	16.9
35 000–49 999	9.9	20.0		6.9	24.5
≥ 50 000	6.6	26.2		5.0	29.6
Education			<.001			<.001
< High school graduate	40.1	26.8		47.9	21.6
High school graduate	53.6	55.5		38.9	58.0
College graduate	6.3	17.7		13.3	20.4
Region			.15			.02
Northeast	12.0	22.6		10.2	26.0
Midwest	26.2	23.1		18.5	23.0
South	48.7	38.5		46.8	32.0
West	13.1	15.8		24.5	19.0
Regular site of care	68.6	88.6	<.001	62.4	84.5	.001
Regular health care provider	58.3	78.9	<.001	45.6	74.5	<.001
Last contact with a health professional, mo				.002		.03
< 11	67.0	82.0		64.1	78.6
12–23	8.5	6.5		11.7	7.2
24–59	13.6	7.2		14.2	8.2
≥ 60	10.7	4.3		10.0	6.1

^aPercentages are weighted to represent the civilian, noninstitutionalized US population.

^bPearson χ² test used.