Table 1. County-Level Characteristics.
Characteristic | Mean (SD) | P Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Medicaid Expansion States | Medicaid Nonexpansion States | ||
States, No. | 30a | 19 | NA |
Counties included, No. | |||
2010 | 912 | 994 | NA |
2011 | 902 | 989 | |
2012 | 905 | 992 | |
2013 | 923 | 985 | |
2014 | 923 | 1013 | |
2015 | 918 | 1012 | |
2016 | 931 | 1029 | |
US census region, % | |||
South | 21.9 | 84.1 | <.001 |
Northeast | 18.9 | 1.5 | <.001 |
Midwest | 39.3 | 11.5 | <.001 |
West | 20.0 | 2.9 | <.001 |
Nonmetropolitan counties, % | 48.0 | 50.9 | .21 |
Residents aged 45-64 y per county in 2010, median (IQR)b | 16 595 (9030-42 640) | 11 114.5 (6514-25 225) | <.001 |
County residents aged 45-64 y without insurance, % | |||
In 2010 | 14.6 (5.1) | 19.5 (6.0) | <.001 |
Change in percentage, 2010-2016 | 7.3 (3.2) | 5.6 (2.7) | <.001 |
County residents aged 45-64 y without insurance with income <138% of the federal poverty line, % | |||
In 2010 | 35.6 (8.0) | 44.9 (7.9) | <.001 |
Percentage change, 2010-2016 | 19.8 (5.5) | 13.5 (3.9) | <.001 |
Demographic attributes in county residents aged 45-64 y in 2010, % | |||
Female | 51.2 (1.2) | 51.5 (1.4) | <.001 |
Black | 9.6 (11.1) | 16.5 (14.0) | <.001 |
Hispanic | 11.4 (12.0) | 11.0 (16.2) | .57 |
Attributes of county residents in 2010, % | |||
Unemployed adults | 10.1 (2.5) | 9.5 (2.3) | <.001 |
In poverty | 14.4 (5.0) | 16.6 (5.4) | <.001 |
With diabetes | 8.5 (1.5) | 9.7 (1.6) | <.001 |
With obesity | 26.2 (4.6) | 29.1 (4.2) | <.001 |
Smoking | 17.1 (4.7) | 18.9 (5.2) | <.001 |
County household income in 2010, median (IQR), $c | 57 653.6 (49 490.3- 69 431.4) |
50 369.4 (44 279.8- 57 251.0) |
<.001 |
Clinicians per 100 000 residents in 2010 | |||
Primary care clinicians | 78.3 (27.7) | 65.7 (25.3) | <.001 |
Cardiologists | 7.7 (6.4) | 6.6 (5.3) | <.001 |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; NA, not available.
Included 29 states and Washington, DC.
Summary measure not weighted by county population.
In 2016 dollars.