Table 2. Differences in characteristics of exemptors vs. non-exemptors.
Characteristics | Exemptor n (%)1 |
Non-Exemptor n (%)1 |
P-value |
---|---|---|---|
N = 142 (35%) | N = 262 (65%) | ||
Gender—Female | 118 (86.0) | 216 (85.0) | 0.772 |
Mean age (SD) | 36.8 (6.1) | 37.5 (6.4) | 0.303 |
Race | 0.492 | ||
White | 122 (90.4) | 216 (86.0) | |
Black/African American | 2 (1.5) | 5 (2.0) | |
Asian/Pacific-islander | 2 (1.5) | 4 (1.6) | |
Hispanic | 3 (2.2) | 16 (6.4) | |
Other | 6 (4.4) | 10 (4.0) | |
Marital Status | 0.52 | ||
Married | 111 (80.43) | 212 | |
Never Married | 5 (3.62) | 13 | |
Not Married, Living with Partner | 6 (4.35%) | 7 | |
Divorced or Separated | 16 (11.6%) | 20 | |
Highest Level of Education Completed | 0.142 | ||
High school or less | 5 (3.6) | 12 (7.7) | |
Some college but no degree | 36 (26.1) | 57 (22.4) | |
Associate’s Degree | 30 (21.7) | 34 (1.3) | |
Bachelor’s Degree | 39 (28.3) | 88 (34.5) | |
Graduate or Professional Degree | 28 (20.3) | 60 (23.5) | |
Insurance Status | 0.182 | ||
Private Insurance | 101 (72.7) | 190 (74.5) | |
Public Insurance | 25 (18.0) | 53 (20.8) | |
Uninsured | 13 (9.3) | 12 (4.7) | |
Type of Doctor Visited | 0.002 | ||
M.D. | 76 (69.1) | 175 (91.1) | |
D.O. | 15 (13.6) | 15 (7.8) | |
Naturopath | 11 (10) | 0 (0) | |
No Doctor | 8 (7.3) | 2 (1.04) | |
Employment Status | |||
Self is employed | 65 (59.1) | 123 (65.1) | 0.302 |
Partner is employed | 93 (85.3) | 159 (83.7) | 0.122 |
Total Household Income Range | 0.072 | ||
$100,000 or greater | 27 (20.5) | 68 (27.9) | |
$75,000–99,999 | | 27 (20.5) | 58 (23.8) | |
$50,000–74,999 | 46 (34.8) | 58 (23.8) | |
$35,000–49,999 | 21 (15.9) | 29 (11.9) | |
Less than $35,000 | 11 (8.3) | 31 (12.7) |
1Totals for each category may not sum to total sample size due to non-response. Percentages represent percentages among those responding.
2P-value calculated using Pearson’s chi-square test.
3P-value calculated using Two-tailed t-test.
Note: The following categorical characteristics were not included due to lack of respondents: Race: American Indian/Alaskan Native; Marital Status: Widowed.