Table 1.

Characteristics of Qualitative Study Participants to Random Subsample of Children With Coverage Gaps

	Qualitative Study Participants n=24 (Unweighted %)	Qualitative Study Subsample With Coverage Gaps n=432 (Unweighted %)
Sociodemographics
Child’s age
1–4 years	20.8	25.4
5–9 years	33.3	29.6
10–14 years	25.0	28.0
15–18 years	20.8	17.0
Race
White	66.7	66.7
Black	8.3	2.2
Other race/more than one race	25.0	31.1
Ethnicity
Hispanic	20.8	23.4
Not Hispanic	79.2	76.6
Parental employment
Not employed	45.8	50.8
Employed	54.2	49.2
Household income as % of federal poverty level (FPL)
0	4.2	13.5
1%–50% FPL	29.2	29.2
51%–100% FPL	29.2	29.5
101%–133% FPL	33.3	19.9
>133% FPL	4.2	7.8
Child has special health care need(s)
No	87.0	87.2
Yes	13.0	12.8
Insurance descriptives
Child’s insurance status/type
Privately insured	25.0	11.2
Publicly insured	25.0	46.1
Not insured	50.0	42.7
Parent’s insurance status/type
Privately insured	19.0	18.6
Publicly insured	4.8	28.6
Not insured	76.2	52.9
Child continuity of insurance coverage
<6-month gap	60.9	71.9
>6-month gap	39.1	28.1
Oregon Health Plan enrollment status
Currently enrolled	26.1	53.5
Previous enrollment but not current	52.2	41.0
Never enrolled	21.7	5.5
How long since child had health insurance
<1 year or current enrollment	70.9	77.3
>1 year	20.8	14.3
Never had coverage	8.3	6.4
Health care utilization and unmet needs
Has no current usual source of care	13.6	19.4
Unmet medical need	33.3	38.9
Unmet prescription need	29.2	38.0
No doctor visit in past 12 months	16.7	18.8
Big problem accessing specialty care	40.0	47.1
Big problem accessing dental care	47.8	46.5

Note: Oregon Health Plan is Oregon’s combined Medicaid and state children’s health insurance program