Table 2.
Demographic and Health Characteristics by Coverage Status Transitions, 2006 (N = 9573)
| Total (N = 9573) | Current Part D coverage with Rx coverage in 2003 as follows: | Stable Rx coverage source & status (2003–2006) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Part D (N = 5171) | None (2003) (N = 1619) | Medicaid (2003) (N = 1125) | Employer (2003) (N = 649) | Employer (N = 1882) | None (N = 476) | ||
| Age | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 77.0 (6.3) | 76.9 (6.3) | 77.3 (6.3)* | 77.4 (6.7) | 75.5 (5.5)*** | 76.1 (6.0)*** | 78.4 (6.7)*** |
| Gender | |||||||
| Female | 59.1 | 64.0*** | 69.5*** | 71.4*** | 49.6*** | 53.8*** | 61.5 |
| Race | |||||||
| White | 89.7 | 87.1*** | 91.0 | 55.6*** | 89.5 | 92.6*** | 91.1 |
| AA | 4.5 | 6.1*** | 4.4 | 19.6*** | 4.8 | 2.9*** | 2.7 |
| Hispanic | 3.0 | 3.8*** | 3.0 | 15.2*** | 1.0** | 2.2* | 2.0 |
| Asian | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.4*** | 6.7*** | 4.3*** | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| Other | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.9*** | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Poverty status | |||||||
| ≤100% | 10.4 | 15.4*** | 15.1*** | 64.4*** | 3.9*** | 1.7*** | 15.4*** |
| 101%–150% | 18.0 | 22.4*** | 25.2*** | 24.2*** | 10.0*** | 6.7*** | 30.0*** |
| 151%–200% | 10.9 | 11.8** | 12.4* | 5.5*** | 10.7 | 8.6*** | 10.6 |
| >200% | 60.7 | 50.4*** | 47.3*** | 5.9*** | 75.4*** | 83.0*** | 44.0*** |
| Education | |||||||
| Less than HS | 20.2 | 24.3*** | 28.5*** | 58.6*** | 16.0** | 10.9*** | 22.7 |
| HS Graduate | 37.2 | 36.2 | 36.1 | 26.8*** | 36.6 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| Some college | 20.7 | 20.1 | 18.9 | 7.4*** | 23.1 | 21.8 | 21.6 |
| College grad+ | 21.9 | 19.4*** | 16.5*** | 7.2*** | 24.3 | 30.5*** | 15.9** |
| Chronic conditions | |||||||
| None | 13.5 | 11.2*** | 10.6*** | 9.2** | 7.5*** | 10.9*** | 35.0*** |
| 1 or 2 | 45.6 | 46.5 | 47.9* | 37.6*** | 50.4** | 49.4*** | 45.5 |
| 3 or more | 40.9 | 42.3** | 41.5 | 53.2*** | 42.1 | 39.7 | 19.5*** |
| Number of prescription medicines | |||||||
| None | 9.9 | 9.1* | 9.8 | 7.6 | 7.5* | 8.2** | 32.2*** |
| 1–2 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 20.1 | 16.1 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 27.3*** |
| 3–4 | 24.7 | 26.2*** | 29.0*** | 18.2*** | 25.8 | 24.2 | 19.6* |
| 5–6 | 20.4 | 19.8 | 20.3 | 22.0 | 17.4* | 23.7*** | 15.2** |
| 7+ | 25.5 | 25.9 | 20.8*** | 36.1*** | 29.8** | 24.8 | 5.7*** |
| Mean (SD) | 4.6 (3.2) | 5.0 (3.2) | 4.2 (2.9)*** | 5.5 (3.6)*** | 4.9 (3.3)* | 4.7 (3.1) | 2.5 (2.6)*** |
*p ≤ 0.05 **p ≤ 0.01 ***p ≤ 0.001
Bold type indicates significantly higher than the total population; Underline type indicates significantly lower than the total population