Table 1.
Demographic Information by Urban vs Rural School Districta
| Demographics | Urban district (n 5,412) |
Rural districts (n 964) |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 9.3(2.8) | 10.3 (3.8) |
| Sex, No. (%) | ||
| Male | 2,428 (44.9) | 402 (41.7) |
| Missing/declined | 96 (1.8) | 80 (8.3) |
| Race, No. (%) | ||
| Whiteb | 1,235 (22.8) | 45 (4.7) |
| Blackb | 3,611 (66.7) | 818 (84.9) |
| Other | 408 (7.5) | 32 (3.3) |
| Missing/declined | 158 (2.9) | 39 (4.0) |
| Insurance, No. | ||
| (%) | ||
| Private | 1,888 (34.9) | 53 (5.5) |
| Medicaid | 1,604 (29.6) | 252 (26.1) |
| ARKidsb | 414 (7.6) | 499 (51.8) |
| Uninsured | 316 (5.8) | 39 (4.0) |
| Missing/declined | 1,190 (22.0) | 121 (12.6) |
Abbreviation: ARKids, Arkansas’ State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
a
Data are missing for some participants.
b
P <.001.