Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Sample
| Main analytic sample (weighted N=1485) | Sub-sample (excluding residents without a regular health care provider) (weighted N=1270) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular MVU n (%) | Not regular MVU n (%) | Regular MVU n (%) | Not regular MVU n (%) | |
| TOTAL | 392 (26%) | 1093 (74%) | 358 (28%) | 912 (72%) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| Black | 209 (29%) | 524 (71%) | 189 (30%) | 430 (70%) |
| White | 32 (43%) | 43 (57%) | 26 (45%) | 32 (55%) |
| Hispanic | 129 (21%) | 495 (79%) | 122 (22%) | 429 (78%) |
| Other | 20 (42%) | 28 (58%) | 19 (53%) | 17 (47%) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 92 (23%) | 308 (77%) | 78 (25%) | 228 (75%) |
| Female | 300 (28%) | 785 (72%) | 280 (29%) | 684 (71%) |
| Age | ||||
| <35 | 50 (14%) | 309 (86%) | 38 (15%) | 212 (85%) |
| 35–49 | 72 (18%) | 334 (82%) | 69 (19%) | 289 (81%) |
| 50–64 | 169 (35%) | 312 (65%) | 160 (36%) | 283 (64%) |
| 65+ | 100 (42%) | 138 (58%) | 91 (42%) | 128 (58%) |
| Employment | ||||
| Work full time | 72 (19%) | 306 (81%) | 67 (21%) | 249 (79%) |
| Work part time | 58 (24%) | 184 (76%) | 53 (26%) | 148 (74%) |
| Disabled | 97 (35%) | 181 (65%) | 88 (34%) | 174 (66%) |
| Not working | 164 (28%) | 421 (72%) | 150 (30%) | 341 (70%) |
| Poverty level | ||||
| Below poverty | 182 (26%) | 531 (74%) | 171 (27%) | 456 (73%) |
| Above poverty | 187 (30%) | 443 (70%) | 167 (31%) | 366 (69%) |
| Education | ||||
| Less than HS | 154 (29%) | 374 (71%) | 146 (30%) | 333 (70%) |
| Completed HS/Voc | 107 (25%) | 326 (75%) | 97 (27%) | 265 (73%) |
| Some College + | 130 (25%) | 393 (75%) | 114 (27%) | 314 (73%) |
| Nativity | ||||
| Born in US | 227 (28%) | 594 (72%) | 204 (30%) | 479 (70%) |
| Born in PR | 77 (23%) | 265 (77%) | 75 (23%) | 243 (77%) |
| Not born in US, PR | 88 (27%) | 235 (73%) | 79 (29%) | 189 (71%) |
| English 1st language | ||||
| No | 148 (22%) | 517 (78%) | 138 (24%) | 445 (76%) |
| Yes | 244 (30%) | 577 (70%) | 220 (32%) | 467 (68%) |