Table 1.
Patient Demographics and self-reported health
| Characteristic Variable | Total N = 661 |
MA n = 355 |
NY n = 156 |
CA n = 150 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age - mean (SD) | 46.9 (17.31) | 49.7 (18.56) | 40.9 (13.92) | 46.7 (15.99) |
| Gender by self-report (%) | ||||
| Female | 342 (51.7) | 186 (52.4) | 94 (60.3) | 62 (41.3) |
| Male | 298 (45.1) | 150 (42.3) | 60 (38.5) | 88 (58.7) |
| Missing | 21 (3.1) | 19 (5.4) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Race/ethnicity by self-report (%) | ||||
| White/Caucasian | 297 (44.9) | 228 (64.2) | 22 (14.1) | 47 (31.3) |
| Hispanic | 196 (29.7) | 92 (25.9) | 71 (45.5) | 33 (22.0) |
| Black/African American | 140 (21.2) | 39 (11.0) | 61 (39.1) | 40 (26.7) |
| Asian | 22 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (3.2) | 17 (11.3) |
| Other | 173 (26.2) | 68 (19.2) | 62 (39.7) | 43 (28.7) |
| Multi-racial | 9 (1.4) | 3 (0.8) | 3 (1.9) | 3 (2.0) |
| Missing | 20 (3.0) | 17 (4.8) | 3 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| Primary Insurance (%) | ||||
| Commercial | 246 (37.2) | 159 (44.8) | 63 (40.4) | 24 (16.0) |
| Medicaid | 208 (31.5) | 75 (21.1) | 71 (45.5) | 62 (41.3) |
| Medicare | 110 (16.6) | 68 (19.2) | 11 (7.1) | 31 (20.7) |
| None | 21 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (3.8) | 15 (10.0) |
| Other | 58 (8.8) | 40 (11.3) | 2 (1.3) | 16 (10.7) |
| Missing | 18 (2.7) | 13 (3.7) | 3 (1.9) | 2 (1.3) |
| Primary Language (%) | ||||
| English | 560 (84.7) | 314 (88.5) | 128 (82.1) | 118 (78.7) |
| Spanish | 49 (7.4) | 18 (5.1) | 19 (12.2) | 12 (8.0) |
| Chinese | 5 (0.8) | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.0) |
| Other | 30 (4.5) | 7 (2.0) | 7 (4.5) | 16 (10.7) |
| Missing | 17 (2.6) | 14 (3.9) | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.7) |
| Education (%) | ||||
| 8th grade or less | 18 (2.7) | 9 (2.5) | 2 (1.3) | 7 (4.7) |
| Some high school, did not graduate | 70 (10.6) | 37 (10.4) | 20 (12.8) | 13 (8.7) |
| High school graduate or GED | 194 (29.3) | 100 (28.2) | 49 (31.4) | 45 (30.0) |
| Some college or 2-year degree | 193 (29.2) | 114 (32.1) | 36 (23.1) | 43 (28.7) |
| 4-year college graduate | 104 (15.7) | 45 (12.7) | 33 (21.2) | 26 (17.3) |
| More than 4-year college degree | 65 (9.8) | 37 (10.4) | 14 (9.0) | 14 (9.3) |
| Missing | 17 (2.6) | 13 (3.7) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (1.3) |
| Number of previous ED visits in past 12 months (%) | ||||
| 0 | 253 (38.3) | 138 (38.9) | 59 (37.8) | 56 (37.3) |
| 1–2 | 242 (36.6) | 125 (35.2) | 64 (41.0) | 53 (35.3) |
| 3–5 | 92 (13.9) | 45 (12.7) | 21 (13.5) | 26 (17.3) |
| 6 or more | 59 (8.9) | 34 (9.6) | 11 (7.1) | 14 (9.3) |
| Missing | 15 (2.3) | 13 (3.7) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.7) |
| Self-reported Overall Health (%) | ||||
| Excellent | 67 (10.1) | 29 (8.2) | 15 (9.6) | 23 (15.3) |
| Very good | 136 (20.6) | 76 (21.4) | 29 (18.6) | 31 (20.7) |
| Good | 236 (35.7) | 134 (37.7) | 60 (38.5) | 42 (28.0) |
| Fair | 161 (24.4) | 80 (22.5) | 39 (25.0) | 42 (28.0) |
| Poor | 45 (6.8) | 23 (6.5) | 11 (7.1) | 11 (7.3) |
| Missing | 16 (2.4) | 13 (3.7) | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.7) |