TABLE 2—
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).