Table 2.

Summary of Outcome Measures for Low-Income Adults in Massachusetts and in the Three Comparison Groups in the Prereform Period

		Comparison Groups of Low-Income Adults in Each Geographic Area, without Propensity Score Weighting			Comparison Groups of Low-Income Adults in Each Geographic Area, with Propensity Score Weighting
Outcomes	Massachusetts	(1) New York	(2) Other States in the Northeast	(3) Other States in the US	(1) New York	(2) Other States in the Northeast	(3) Other States in the US
Had insurance coverage at the time of the survey (%)	75.4	72.7	70.3	56.6	77.6	75.4	74.8
Had a usual source of care (other than the emergency department) at the time of the survey (%)	79.9	79.6	79.2	69.1	78.6	76.9	67.9
Sample size	736	1,142	1,660	13,171	1,142	1,660	13,171

Note. Low-income is defined as family income below 100% of the federal poverty level (FPL) for the MHRS sample and at or below 138% of FPL for the NHIS sample. The prereform period is 2006 for the MHRS sample and 2004–2006 for the NHIS sample.

Source: 2006–2010 MHRS, 2004–2010 NHIS, and 2004–2011 AHRF.