Table 1.
Characteristics of Dual Eligible Elders by Long-Term Care (LTC) and Non-LTC Settings
| Total | Community LTC (%) | Institutional LTC (%) | Non-LTC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 799,313 (100%) | 130,729 (16%) | 133,443 (17%) | 535,141 (67%) |
| % White | 50% | 47% | 76% | 44% |
| % Female | 69% | 75% | 74% | 66% |
| States | ||||
| AR | 6.1% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 5.5% |
| FL | 36.1% | 10.9% | 33.8% | 42.9% |
| MN | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.8% |
| NM | 2.9% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| TX | 39.9% | 63.4% | 42.0% | 33.7% |
| VT | 1.9% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 2.7% |
| WA | 7.3% | 11.6% | 7.8% | 6.1% |
| % Metro | 66% | 67% | 72% | 65% |
| Average age (y) | 77.4 | 79.3 | 83.9 | 75.3 |
| 65–74 | 42% | 31% | 15% | 51% |
| 75–84 | 37% | 42% | 35% | 36% |
| 85 and older | 21% | 27% | 50% | 12% |
Notes. AR = Arkansas; FL = Florida; MN = Minnesota; NM = New Mexico; TX = Texas; VT = Vermont; WA = Washington.
“Community LTC” includes those who used Medicaid-paid LTC services while living in the community; “institutional LTC” includes Medicaid-paid residents of nursing homes and other institutional care facilities; those who did not use any Medicaid LTC services were in the “non-LTC” group.
All values are statistically significant at p < .001 level.