Table A1.

Summary Characteristics of Women With Breast Cancer Enrolled in Medicaid in Georgia, by Eligibility Group (full sample)

Characteristic	Medicaid Eligibility Group			Total	P
	BCCPTA	Disabled	Other
Sample size	1,046	674	328	2,048
Age at Medicaid enrollment, %					< .001
19-44	26.1	20.3	46.0	27.4
45-54	42.4	36.8	26.2	38.0
55-63	31.5	42.9	27.7	34.6
Race/ethnicity, %					< .001
White	48.9	38.6	37.8	43.7
Black	44.7	59.1	57.9	51.6
Other	6.4	2.4	4.3	4.7
Stage at diagnosis, %					< .001
In situ	10.4	12.0	13.1	11.4
Local	42.0	32.2	43.3	39.0
Regional	39.2	39.3	34.5	38.5
Distant metastases	4.5	13.2	3.0	7.1
Unstaged	3.9	3.3	6.1	4.1
Comorbidity index, %					< .001
0	65.1	41.2	54.3	55.5
1	24.5	26.9	22.3	24.9
[gte] 2	10.0	28.0	13.1	16.5
Missing	0.4	3.9	10.4	3.1
Previously enrolled, %	2.6	49.3	50.3	25.6	< .001
Enrolled > 24 months, %	60.1	52.7	38.4	54.2	< .001
Duration of enrollment					< .001
Mean	21.2	19.4	18.8	20.2
SD	4.5	6.4	5.8	5.5
Residency, %					.002
Central city, large metropolitan area	31.1	33.5	29.3	31.6
Fringe county, large metropolitan area	42.7	33.7	45.1	40.1
Small metropolitan area	22.6	29.1	22.9	24.8
Completely rural	3.6	3.7	2.7	3.5
% Household income < $15K					< .001
Mean	23.1	25.0	23.3	23.7
SD	9.9	9.2	9.8	9.7
With at least oneoncology service hospital, %	65.3	60.4	64.9	63.6	.102
With at least one Commission on Cancer–approved hospital, %	55.0	51.9	54.9	54.0	.436
Obstetrician/gynecologist per 1,000 women					.939
Mean	0.27	0.27	0.27	0.27
SD	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2

Abbreviation: BCCPTA, Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act; SD, standard deviation.