Table 2.
Weighted descriptive characteristics of low-income adults ages 18–64 without dependent children who reported being smokers, overall and stratified by Medicaid coverage
| Overall | Reside in state with no Medicaid Coverage | Reside in state withMedicaid Coveragea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted Count | 25,738 | 10,992 | 14,746 |
| Weighted Count | 15,148,712 | 5,973,573 | 9,175,139 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 42.5%(40.8, 44.2) | 41.9%(39.9, 43.9) | 43.4%(40.4, 46.4) |
| Male | 57.5%(55.8, 59.2) | 56.6%(53.6, 59.6) | 56.6%(53.6, 59.6) |
| Age group | |||
| 18–24 | 12.2%(11.1, 13.3) | 10.8%(9.1, 12.5) | 13.1%(12.2, 14.1) |
| 25–34 | 15.3%(14.1, 16.5) | 13.9%(11.9, 16.0) | 16.2%(15.0, 17.3) |
| 35–44 | 14.3%(13.5, 15.2) | 14.7%(13.4, 15.9) | 14.1%(12.9, 15.3) |
| 45–54 | 30.5%(29.4, 31.6) | 31.8%(30.0, 33.6) | 29.6%(28.5, 30.9) |
| 55–64 | 27.6%(26.4, 28.9) | 28.8%(26.3, 31.3) | 26.9%(25.6, 28.1) |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 35.6%(33.9, 37.3) | 38.2%(35.1, 41.2) | 33.9%(31.8, 36.1) |
| High school education | 34.6%(33.1, 36.1) | 35.1%(33.6, 36.5) | 34.3%(31.9, 36.6) |
| More than high school | 29.8%(27.9, 31.7) | 26.8%(24.0, 29.5) | 31.8%(29.8, 33.9) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 57.1%(51.1, 62.9) | 56.9%(49.9, 63.9) | 57.1%(48.1, 66.1) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 19.3%(15.3, 23.4) | 23.1%(16.4, 29.7) | 16.9%(11.9, 21.8) |
| Other Race only, Non-Hispanic | 5.4%(3.9, 6.9) | 3.9%(2.5, 5.3) | 6.4%(4.5, 8.3) |
| Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 2.3%(1.8, 2.8) | 2.2%(1.6, 2.7) | 2.4%(1.6, 3.1) |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 15.9%(8.8, 22.9) | 13.9%(3.7, 24.1) | 17.2%(7.4, 27.0) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married or member of unmarried couple | 21.4%(19.9, 22.9) | 23.8%(22.2, 25.4) | 19.9%(18.0, 21.7) |
| Not married or coupleb | 78.6%(77.1, 80.0) | 76.1%(74.6, 77.8) | 80.1%(18.0, 21.7) |
| Insurance coveragec | 54.1%(49.5, 58.7) | 42.5%(38.9, 45.9) | 61.7%(58.3, 65.1) |
Notes: Pooled cross-sectional data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2011–2015. Low-income defined as <100% of the federal poverty level in each year, based on self-reported income and household size.
a
Medicaid coverage population includes all states that have Medicaid coverage for low-income adults without dependent children in any year in our study
b
Includes divorced, widowed, separated, never married, or refused.
c
Indicates any insurance coverage at the time of the survey response; BRFSS did not ask about specific types of coverage prior to 2014.