Table 5. Multiple Health Plan Switcher Distribution, by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Medicaid Eligibility for the Group Health Organization (GHO) Enrollee Sample: Calendar Years 1999-2001.
| Beneficiary Characteristic | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |||
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| Non-Multiple Switchers | Multiple Switchers | Non-Multiple Switchers | Multiple Switchers | Non-Multiple Switchers | Multiple Switchers | |
| Total GHO Enrollee Sample | 294,091 | 5,909 | 295,107 | 4,893 | 295,287 | 4,713 |
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| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| White, Non-Hispanic | 85.3 | 78.2 | 85.1 | 75.2 | 84.5 | 72.8 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 8.7 | 15.0 | 8.9 | 16.8 | 8.7 | 17.5 |
| Hispanic, Any Race | 2.5 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 5.2 |
| Other Race/Ethnicity | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| Age Category | ||||||
| 64 Years< | 8.9 | 14.0 | 8.4 | 14.1 | 8.1 | 13.5 |
| 65-69 Years | 26.8 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 25.7 | 24.4 | 25.4 |
| 70-74 Years | 24.3 | 22.1 | 24.5 | 22.8 | 24.6 | 23.1 |
| 75-79 Years | 19.3 | 17.6 | 19.5 | 17.3 | 19.9 | 18.1 |
| 80 Years+ | 20.7 | 20.5 | 21.6 | 20.1 | 23.0 | 19.9 |
| Medicaid Eligible | ||||||
| No | 94 | 86.3 | 94 | 85.5 | 94 | 84.9 |
| Yes | 6 | 13.7 | 6 | 14.5 | 6 | 15.1 |
SOURCE: Laschober, M., Mathematica Policy Research: Calculations based on constructed GHO Beneficiary and Spell Level files.