Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for mammogram and Pap test samples by 2014 state Medicaid expansion status
| Mammogram Sample | Pap test Sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Expansion States (N=28752) | Non-expansion States (N=27732) | Expansion States (N=45603) | Non-expansion States (N=39264) |
| Mean age (years) | 57.6± (.048) | 57.7± (.049) | 45.7±(.113) | 45.6±(.110) |
| Age group (%) | ||||
| 24–34 years | 18.5 | 18.3 | ||
| 35–49 years | 40.6 | 41.8 | ||
| 50–54 yearsa. | 27.9 | 26.8 | 16.5 | 15.9 |
| 55–59 years | 36.6 | 36.7 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
| 60–64 years | 35.4 | 36.5 | 11.6 | 11.3 |
| Race (%) | ||||
| White | 80.4 | 81.2** | 76.9 | 78.7** |
| Black | 8.9 | 14.8** | 9.2 | 15.0** |
| Asian | 6.4 | 1.1** | 8.5 | 2.3** |
| Other race | 4.3 | 2.8** | 5.4 | 4.0** |
| Hispanic ethnicity (%) | 8.9 | 6.1** | 15.4 | 9.8** |
| Income (%) | ||||
| <138% of FPL | 16.9 | 20.1** | 24.1 | 24.4 |
| 138–100% of FPL | 41.6 | 41.5** | 48.3 | 49.8** |
| >400% of FPL | 41.5 | 38.4** | 27.7 | 25.8** |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 8.3 | 9.8** | 9.9 | 8.7** |
| High school | 26.4 | 31.0** | 22.0 | 25.3** |
| Some college | 33.7 | 32.9** | 31.3 | 31.8** |
| College or more | 31.6 | 26.3 | 36.9 | 34.2** |
| Employed (%) | 59.9 | 54.2* | 66.2 | 64.2** |
| Insured (%) | 89.0 | 85.7** | 86.4 | 82.1 |
| Mammogram in past 2 years (%) | 80.4 | 77.0** | ||
| Pap test in past 3 years (%) | 86.9 | 84.8** | ||
Note: cells represent weighted mean (standard error) or weighted percentage of sample. All analyses employ survey weights accounting for the BRFSS complex sampling design.
**
p<0.01
*
p<0.05 in test of difference by state Medicaid expansion status. Results with significant p-values indicated in bold.
a
The age range for the mammogram sample is 52 to 64 years; the youngest age in each sample is the number of years of the recommended screening interval past the recommended age for initiation of routine screening.