Table 1. Weighted Descriptive Statistics at Baseline by Race/Ethnicity.
Variable | Total Sample | Whites | Blacks | Latinos |
---|---|---|---|---|
Predisposing factors | ||||
Age, M (SD) | 55.06 (3.2) | 55.57 (3.2) | 55.55 (3.2) | 55.31 (3.2) |
Female, M | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.56 |
Health need (ever had, yes/no)a | ||||
Diabetes, M | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.16*** | 0.12*** |
Cancer, M | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03* | 0.03* |
Lung disease, M | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04* | 0.03** |
Heart problems, M | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.08* |
Stroke, M | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04** | 0.04** |
Self-rated health, M (SD)b | 1.51 (1.2) | 1.40 (1.1) | 2.02*** (1.2) | 2.00*** (1.2) |
Enabling factorsc | ||||
Medicare, M | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.07** | 0.06 |
Medicaid, M | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.11*** | 0.17*** |
Veterans/other government, M | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.04 |
Employer provided, M | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.60*** | 0.46*** |
Private insurance, M | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12* | 0.6*** |
No insurance, M | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.18*** | 0.34*** |
Education, M (SD) | 12.33 (3.0) | 12.72 (2.6) | 11.34** (3.2) | 8.78*** (4.5) |
Income (log transformed), M | 4.47 | 4.54 | 4.21** | 4.08** |
Wealth (log transformed), M | 4.49 | 4.75 | 3.20*** | 3.66*** |
Notes: The reference category is White.
Ever had (yes/no).
Scale (range = 0–4), where 4 = poor health.
Yes/no.
p < .05
p <.01
p < .001.