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. 2017 Jun;107(6):889–892. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303722

TABLE 2—

Demographic Characteristics of Adult Enrollees of Medicaid Expansion and Federal Exchange: Ohio, 2015

Characteristic 2015 Medicaid Expansion (n = 725) 2015 Marketplace (n = 688)
Age, y, Mean (95% CI) 39.0 (37.8, 40.2) 49.0 (47.7, 50.3)*
Age category, % (95% CI)
 19–27 25.3 (20.9, 29.8) 10.0 (6.8, 13.2)*
 28–34 17.2 (13.4, 21.1) 10.9 (7.7, 14.2)
 35–44 20.0 (16.1, 23.9) 11.2 (8.1, 14.3)*
 45–54 22.3 (18.7, 25.9) 23.7 (19.7, 27.6)
 55–65 15.2 (12.5, 17.8) 44.3 (39.8, 48.8)*
Race/ethnicity, % (95% CI)
 White 68.2 (63.7, 72.7) 89.2 (86.3, 92.1)*
 Black or African American 24.8 (20.5, 29.1) 7.1 (4.7, 9.4)*
 Asian 1.5 (0.1, 2.8) 2.2 (0.7, 3.7)
 Hispanic 4.6 (2.8, 6.4) 1.2 (0.4, 1.9)*
Female, % (95% CI) 49.6 (44.9, 54.3) 52.9 (48.3, 57.6)
Married, % (95% CI) 19.8 (16.2, 23.4) 51.6 (47.0, 56.3)*
Education, % (95% CI)
 < high school 18.0 (14.2, 21.7) 3.4 (1.5, 5.4)*
 High school graduate 41.4 (36.8, 45.9) 33.7 (29.3, 38.0)
 Some college 34.2 (29.5, 38.8) 33.1 (28.6, 37.6)
 Bachelor’s degree 6.4 (4.3, 8.4) 29.5 (25.5, 33.5)*
Self-reported health status, % (95% CI)
 Excellent or very good 33.4 (28.8, 38.0) 55.2 (50.7, 59.8)*
 Good 34.1 (29.7, 38.6) 31.0 (26.7, 35.3)
 Fair or poor 32.5 (28.2, 36.7) 13.7 (10.7, 16.8)*
Family income, % (95% CI)
 ≤ 138% of FPL 100.0 17.4 (13.8, 21.1)*
 139%–200% of FPL . . . 22.2 (18.4, 26.0)*
 201%–300% of FPL . . . 25.2 (21.2, 29.2)*
 > 300% of FPL . . . 35.2 (30.8, 39.6)*
Employed at time of interview, % (95% CI) 45.6 (40.9, 50.3) 68.5 (64.3, 72.7)*
Employed by a firm with ≤ 50, % (95% CI) 16.8 (13.5, 20.1) 50.6 (46.0, 55.2)*
County type, % (95% CI)
 Suburban 12.3 (9.2, 15.3) 13.6 (10.7, 16.4)
 Non-Appalachian rural 8.1 (5.8, 10.4) 13.3 (10.2, 16.3)
 Metro 64.7 (60.4, 69.0) 54.6 (50.1, 59.2)*
 Appalachian 14.9 (11.9, 17.9) 18.5 (15.1, 22.0)

Note. FPL = federal poverty level; CI = confidence interval.

Source. Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey, 2004–2015.

*

P = .05 (significant difference between Medicaid expansion and marketplace samples).