Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study population matched by propensity.* Data from Mexico national health and nutrition survey, 2005. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Characteristic | Insured with Seguro Popular (n=1065) | Uninsured (n=1065) | P value (χ2 test) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 390 (36.6) | 400 (37.6) | 0.654 |
| Female | 675 (63.4) | 665 (62.4) | |
| Age (years): | |||
| 20-39 | 178 (16.7) | 180 (16.9) | 0.725 |
| 40-59 | 461 (43.3) | 483 (45.4) | |
| 60-79 | 371 (34.8) | 353 (33.2) | |
| ≥80 | 55 (5.2) | 49 (4.6) | |
| Permanent income†: | |||
| 1st fifth | 368 (34.6) | 384 (36.1) | 0.667 |
| 2nd fifth | 308 (28.9) | 304 (28.5) | |
| 3rd fifth | 199 (18.7) | 196 (18.4) | |
| 4th fifth | 141 (13.2) | 123 (11.6) | |
| 5th fifth | 49 (4.6) | 58 (5.5) | |
| Marginality index‡: | |||
| 1st fifth | 331 (31.1) | 328 (30.8) | 0.981 |
| 2nd fifth | 407 (38.2) | 409 (38.4) | |
| 3rd fifth | 203 (19.1) | 198 (18.6) | |
| 4th fifth | 70 (6.6) | 77 (7.2) | |
| 5th fifth | 54 (5.1) | 53 (5.0) | |
| Area: | |||
| Urban | 534 (50.1) | 548 (51.5) | 0.544 |
| Rural | 531 (49.9) | 517 (48.5) | |
| Region: | |||
| Border | 151 (14.2) | 136 (12.8) | 0.850 |
| North | 238 (22.4) | 254 (23.9) | |
| Central | 355 (33.3) | 352 (33.1) | |
| Mexico City | 15 (1.4) | 14 (1.3) | |
| South | 306 (28.7) | 309 (29.0) | |
| Not indigenous | 831 (78.0) | 832 (78.1) | 0.958 |
| Indigenous | 234 (22.0) | 233 (21.9) | |
| Non-indigenous language | 965 (90.6) | 958 (90.0) | 0.609 |
| Indigenous language | 100 (9.4) | 107 (10.1) | |
| Education: | |||
| None or preschool | 267 (25.1) | 264 (24.8) | 0.695 |
| Primary | 644 (60.5) | 664 (62.4) | |
| Secondary | 128 (12.0) | 116 (10.9) | |
| Higher | 26 (2.4) | 21 (2.0) |
*People insured with Seguro Popular were matched to uninsured people using nearest neighbour algorithm. Analytical cohort included 1065 matched pairs. All people insured with Seguro Popular were matched with someone without insurance. Data are unweighted.
†From poorest (1st fifth) to richest (5th fifth).
‡From most marginalised (1st fifth) to least marginalised (5th fifth).