Table 3.
Sociodemographic and Health Correlates of Medicare Part D Enrollees, by Race
| Variables | Total enrollees (N = 1,022) | pa | Black enrollees (n = 708) | pa | White enrollees (n = 314) | p |
| Sociodemographics | ||||||
| Age, no. (%) | .0393 | .1380 | .0413 | |||
| 65–74 | 319 (34.6) | 256 (36.9) | 63 (27.6) | |||
| 75–84 | 524 (39.6) | 361 (41.0) | 163 (37.0) | |||
| 85+ | 179 (39.7) | 91 (43.3) | 88 (36.5) | |||
| Sex, no. (%) | <.0001 | <.0001 | .0144 | |||
| Males | 305 (31.7) | 211 (33.0) | 94 (29.3) | |||
| Females | 717 (41.4) | 497 (43.4) | 220 (37.4) | |||
| Marital status, no. (%) | .0439 | .0121 | .7618 | |||
| Never married | 43 (38.7) | 13 (35.1) | 30 (40.5) | |||
| Married | 414 (36.1) | 285 (37.5) | 129 (33.3) | |||
| Separated | 8 (20.0) | 7 (18.9) | 1 (33.3) | |||
| Widowed | 485 (40.2) | 347 (43.2) | 138 (34.2) | |||
| Divorced | 72 (38.3) | 56 (38.1) | 16 (39.0) | |||
| Education, no. (%) | <.0001 | .0001 | .0241 | |||
| Less than high school | 302 (46.1) | 271 (46.8) | 31 (40.8) | |||
| High school graduate | 264 (33.4) | 199 (35.9) | 65 (27.5) | |||
| Greater than high school | 454 (36.5) | 236 (36.5) | 218 (36.5) | |||
| Income, no. (%) | <.0001 | <.0001 | .3523 | |||
| Low | 414 (44.5) | 358 (46.2) | 56 (36.1) | |||
| Mid | 246 (34.2) | 172 (32.6) | 74 (38.7) | |||
| High | 255 (31.8) | 89 (29.6) | 166 (33.1) | |||
| Health | ||||||
| Self-reported health, no. (%) | .0220 | .1201 | .6079 | |||
| Excellent | 188 (33.5) | 96 (34.8) | 92 (32.3) | |||
| Good | 514 (38.1) | 350 (39.6) | 164 (35.2) | |||
| Fair or poor | 320 (40.9) | 262 (42.1) | 58 (36.5) | |||
| No. of medical conditions | .0096 | .0125 | .3836 | |||
| 0 | 138 (31.8) | 76 (32.2) | 62 (31.3) | |||
| 1 | 380 (38.0) | 247 (38.5) | 133 (36.9) | |||
| 2+ | 504 (40.0) | 385 (42.5) | 119 (33.8) | |||
| Physical disability—ADLs | .0259 | .0224 | .5872 | |||
| 0 | 824 (37.0) | 565 (38.5) | 259 (34.1) | |||
| 1+ | 198 (42.5) | 143 (45.4) | 55 (36.4) | |||
| Physical disability—IADLs | .0331 | .1123 | .1506 | |||
| 0 | 687 (36.6) | 477 (38.5) | 210 (33.0) | |||
| 1+ | 335 (41.0) | 231 (42.5) | 104 (38.0) | |||
| Physical function | <.0001 | .0001 | .0666 | |||
| High performance | 205 (31.4) | 106 (31.3) | 99 (31.4) | |||
| Medium | 362 (36.6) | 262 (37.8) | 100 (33.9) | |||
| Low performance | 399 (43.5) | 294 (44.6) | 105 (40.5) | |||
| Cognitive function | .1695 | .1715 | .4516 | |||
| High function | 318 (36.1) | 163 (36.4) | 155 (35.8) | |||
| Medium | 353 (40.3) | 261 (42.0) | 92 (36.2) | |||
| Low function | 320 (37.3) | 262 (39.1) | 58 (31.0) | |||
| Depressive symptoms | .0352 | .1737 | .4321 | |||
| 0 | 394 (35.2) | 235 (36.9) | 159 (32.9) | |||
| 1 | 247 (40.6) | 163 (42.1) | 84 (37.8) | |||
| 2+ | 374 (39.7) | 304 (40.9) | 70 (35.4) | |||
Notes: ADLs = activities of daily living; IADLs = instrumental ADLs.
a
The p values reflect the statistical significance between those who enrolled and those who did not enroll, within groups.