Table 1.
Descriptive statistics
| Variable | ALP (%) | CPS (%) |
| Health insurance | ||
| Yes | 81 | 79 |
| No | 19 | 21 |
| Income | ||
| <100% of FPL | 22 | 19 |
| 100–250% of FPL | 31 | 31 |
| 251–400% of FPL | 24 | 22 |
| >400% of FPL | 23 | 28 |
| Education | ||
| No degree | 11 | 12 |
| High school or equivalent degree | 28 | 29 |
| Some college | 20 | 20 |
| Associate degree | 10 | 10 |
| Bachelor's degree | 20 | 19 |
| More than bachelor’s degree | 10 | 10 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 49 | 49 |
| Female | 51 | 51 |
| Age | ||
| Younger than 26 | 15 | 18 |
| 26–44 | 41 | 40 |
| 45 and older | 44 | 42 |
| Marital status | ||
| Not married | 37 | 47 |
| Married | 63 | 53 |
| Race | ||
| White | 75 | 78 |
| Nonwhite | 25 | 22 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 79 | 84 |
| Hispanic | 21 | 16 |
| Health | ||
| Excellent/very good/good | 86 | 88 |
| Fair/poor | 14 | 12 |
| State of residence | ||
| Red state in 2012 election | 38 | 38 |
| Blue state in 2012 election | 62 | 62 |
| Federal exchange | 51 | 54 |
| State exchange | 37 | 36 |
| Partnership exchange | 12 | 11 |
| State likely to expand Medicaid | ||
| Yes | 58 | 54 |
| No | 42 | 46 |
| Number of observations | 3,414 | 122,296 |
Weighted averages using ALP survey 356 and 2012 March CPS, individuals younger than 65.