Table 2.
Insurance and employment status among adults with active epilepsy by seizure status: NHIS ages 18 years and older.
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| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | |
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| Private | 108 | 34.6 | 28.7–41.1 | 108 | 41.3 | 34.0–49.1 | 0.84 | 0.64–1.09 |
| Medicaid | 153 | 29.4 | 24.5–34.8 | 81 | 36.6 | 29.1–44.9 | 0.80 | 0.61–1.05 |
| Other | 61 | 16.1 | 11.8–21.6 | 54 | 16.6 | 12.1–22.2 | 0.97 | 0.64–1.48 |
| Uninsured | 62 | 19.9 | 15.1–25.8 | – | – | |||
| Employment | ||||||||
| Employed | 91 | 27.1 | 21.3–33.7 | 85 | 36.2 | 29.0–44.0 | 0.75 | 0.55–1.02 |
| Student | – | – | – | |||||
| Retired | 39 | 12.8 | 9.7–16.8 | 61 | 15.5 | 12.1–19.7 | 0.83 | 0.62–1.10 |
| Disabled | 186 | 43.7 | 38.6–49.0 | 89 | 34.1 | 27.2–41.9 | 1.28 | 0.99–1.66 |
| Unemployed | 62 | 13.4 | 9.9–17.9 | 23 | 11.1 | 6.3–18.8 | 1.20 | 0.64–2.27 |
Notes: ‘Recent seizures’ refers to persons with active epilepsy who report ≥1 seizure during the year prior to interview; ‘No recent seizures’ refers to persons with active epilepsy who report no seizures during the year prior to interview.“–” the estimate is unreliable because the relative standard error is ≥30%. Adjusted for sex, age, and race/ethnicity.