Table 1.
Distribution of demographic and access to care characteristics among adults with and without chronic liver disease, National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2014–2015
| Characteristic | With chronic liver disease | Without chronic liver disease | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted N |
Weighted % (95% CI) |
Unweighted N |
Weighted % (95% CI) |
||
| Total | 927 | 100 | 68,068 | 100 | |
| Age | 18–49 | 250 | 30.4 (26.6, 34.1) | 34,265 | 55.5 (54.8, 56.2)* |
| 50–64 | 411 | 45.0 (40.9, 49.1) | 17,343 | 25.6 (25.0, 26.1) | |
| ≥65 | 266 | 24.6 (22.0, 27.2) | 16,460 | 18.9 (18.4, 19.4) | |
| Gender | Male | 443 | 48.6 (44.5, 52.7) | 30,407 | 48.2 (47.7, 48.7) |
| Female | 484 | 51.4 (47.3, 55.5) | 37,661 | 51.8 (51.3, 52.3) | |
| Education | < High school | 212 | 21.2 (18.6, 23.9) | 9,725 | 12.9 (12.5, 13.3)* |
| High school graduate | 244 | 25.1 (22.0, 28.3) | 17,243 | 25.3 (24.8, 25.8) | |
| Some college | 270 | 30.6 (27.3, 33.9) | 20,959 | 31.0 (30.4, 31.5) | |
| College degree or higher | 198 | 23.0 (19.2, 26.8) | 19,850 | 30.8 (30.1, 31.6) | |
| EmploymentStatus | Employed | 322 | 38.9 (35.5, 42.2) | 39,729 | 61.5 (60.9, 62.1)* |
| Unemployed | 32 | 3.9 (2.2, 5.7) | 2,793 | 4.4 (4.2, 4.7) | |
| Not in work force | 573 | 57.2 (53.9, 60.5) | 25,518 | 34.0 (33.4, 34.7) | |
| Poverty | Poverty or above | 650 | 78.1 (75.0, 81.1) | 53,927 | 87.2 (86.7, 87.6)* |
| Below poverty | 241 | 21.9 (18.9, 25.0) | 20,713 | 12.8 (12.4, 13.3) | |
| Insurance | Private | 398 | 48.3 (44.5, 52.1) | 41,357 | 64.9 (64.3, 65.6)* |
| Public | 442 | 42.9 (39.0, 46.7) | 18,284 | 23.2 (22.6, 23.8) | |
| None | 86 | 8.9 (7.1, 10.6) | 8,150 | 11.9 (11.5, 12.3) | |
| Race/Ethnicity† | Non-Hispanic white | 592 | 67.7 (64.4, 71.0) | 42,249 | 65.3 (64.5, 66.1) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 92 | 8.5 (6.8, 10.1) | 9,018 | 11.6 (11.1, 12.1) | |
| Hispanic | 166 | 15.5 (12.9, 18.1) | 11,266 | 15.5 (14.9, 16.1) | |
| Non-Hispanic other | 77 | 8.3 (6.0, 10.7) | 5,535 | 7.6 (7.3, 7.9) | |
| Region | Northeast | 156 | 18.3 (16.2, 20.3) | 11,092 | 17.3 (16.7, 18.0) |
| Midwest | 175 | 19.2 (17.3, 21.0) | 14,420 | 22.7 (21.9, 23.5) | |
| South | 291 | 36.3 (33.7, 39.0) | 23,745 | 37.2 (36.2, 38.1) | |
| West | 305 | 26.2 (23.4, 29.0) | 18,811 | 22.8 (22.0, 23.5) | |
| Marital status | Married | 355 | 51.2 (47.5, 55.0) | 29,965 | 53.2 (52.2, 53.8)* |
| Widowed | 116 | 9.5 (7.4, 11.6) | 6,514 | 6.0 (5.7, 6.2) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 235 | 19.3 (16.8, 21.8) | 11,518 | 11.2 (10.9, 11.6) | |
| Never Married | 216 | 19.9 (17.2, 22.7) | 19,930 | 29.6 (29.0, 30.3) | |
| Influenza vaccination in past 12 months | Yes | 517 | 55.2 (51.7, 58.6) | 30,044 | 42.4 (41.8, 43.1)* |
| No | 410 | 44.8 (41.4, 48.3) | 38,024 | 57.6 (56.9, 58.2) | |
| Has primary doctor | Yes | 855 | 91.8 (89.7, 93.9) | 58,707 | 86.2 (85.8, 86.7)* |
| No | 71 | 8.2 (6.1, 10.3) | 9,342 | 13.8 (13.3, 14.2) | |
| Number of office visits | 0 | 68 | 9.1 (6.8, 11.4) | 12,030 | 18.2 (17.8, 18.7)* |
| 1–3 | 268 | 29.8 (26.6, 32.9) | 30,183 | 45.5 (45.0, 46.1) | |
| 4–9 | 263 | 28.3 (25.0, 31.7) | 16,399 | 23.4 (23.0, 23.9) | |
| ≥10 | 322 | 32.8 (29.8, 35.8) | 9,253 | 12.8 (12.4, 13.2) | |
| Travel‡ | Yes | 246 | 30.2 (26.5, 33.9) | 22,652 | 35.4 (34.8, 36.0)* |
| No | 680 | 69.8 (66.1, 73.5) | 45,345 | 64.6 (64.0, 65.2) | |
| Diabetes | Yes | 224 | 21.2 (18.7, 23.8) | 7,099 | 9.2 (8.9, 9.5)* |
| No | 703 | 78.8 (76.2, 81.3) | 60,941 | 90.8 (90.5, 91.1) | |
*
p < 0.05 comparing distribution among those with and without chronic liver disease.
†
Persons identified as Hispanic could be of any race. “Other” includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, and multiracial persons.
‡
Travel to regions with intermediate or high prevalence of hepatitis A virus or hepatitis B virus infection, defined as reported travel outside of the USA since 1995 to location other than Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada.