TABLE 1—
2013 Demographics of Previously Uninsured by 2014 Coverage Status: Minnesota, 2013–2014
| Variable | Gained Coverage (n = 120), % (SE) | Remained Uninsured (n = 98), % (SE) |
| Uninsurance duration | ||
| Short-term uninsured (≤ 12 mo in 2013) | 38.9 (7.2) | 20.9 (6.3) |
| Long-term uninsured (> 12 mo in 2013) | 61.1 (7.2) | 79.1 (6.3) |
| Age, y | ||
| 0–17 | 38.1 (8.4) | 12.7 a,** (4.8) |
| 18–34 | 26.0 (6.2) | 40.1 (8.7) |
| 35–64 | 35.9 (6.7) | 47.2 (8.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-White | 65.6 (8.4) | 53.6 (8.5) |
| White | 34.4 (8.4) | 46.4 (8.5) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 56.9 (7.4) | 66.6 (7.7) |
| Female | 43.1 (7.4) | 33.4 (7.7) |
| Marital status (only age ≥ 18 y, missing for some) | ||
| Not married | 66.8 (7.1) | 74.1 (6.9) |
| Married | 33.2 (7.1) | 25.9 (6.9) |
| Income/federal poverty guidelines,b % | ||
| 0–< 138 | 38.4 (7.7) | 47.3 (8.5) |
| 138–400 | 55.0 (7.7) | 47.8 (8.4) |
| > 400 | 6.6a (2.4) | 5.0a (2.6) |
| Area of residence | ||
| Metropolitan | 48.7 (7.8) | 55.4 (8.5) |
| Greater Minnesota/rural | 51.3 (7.8) | 44.6 (8.5) |
| Employment status | ||
| Not employed | 20.1 (5.9) | 27.3 (7.4) |
| Employed | 80.0 (5.9) | 72.7 (7.4) |
| Education | ||
| ≤ high school graduate | 40.2 (8.3) | 64.2* (7.2) |
| College or postgraduate | 59.9 (8.3) | 35.8* (7.2) |
| Self-reported health status | ||
| Fair/poor health | 19.5a (7.2) | 14.9a (6.4) |
| Excellent/very good/good health | 80.5 (7.2) | 85.1 (6.4) |
Note. Unweighted number is presented. Demographic characteristic data were collected in 2013 unless otherwise noted.
Source. Minnesota Health Insurance Transitions Study (MN-HITS).
a
Relative SE > 0.3—use caution.
b
Federal poverty guidelines according to the US Department of Health and Human Services.1
*P < .05; **P < .01.