Table 2.
Measures of Health Status and Risk Factors Among the Low-Income Uninsured Aged 19 to 64 Years: NHIS, 2010 Through 2012a
| Characteristic | % (95% Cl) | P Value for Comparing States | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | States | |||
| Nonexpansion | Expansion | |||
| Fair or poor health status | 17.4 (16.7–18.2) | 18.7 (17.7–19.7) | 15.7 (14.7–16.7) | <.001 |
| Ever had any of the following health conditions | ||||
| Hypertension | 20.0 (18.8–21.3) | 22.4 (20.6–24.2) | 16.8 (15.1–18.6) | <.001 |
| Heart condition | 6.4 (5.7–7.2) | 7.3 (6.3–8.2) | 5.4 (4.4–6.3) | .008 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5.7 (5.1–6.4) | 6.1 (5.1–7.0) | 5.2 (4.3–6.2) | .22 |
| Cancer | 2.5 (2.1–3.0) | 3.1 (2.4–3.8) | 1.8 (1.2–2.4) | .006 |
| Stroke | 1.6 (1.3–2.0) | 2.0 (1.5–2.5) | 1.1 (0.7–1.6) | .01 |
| Emphysema | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | 1.5 (1.1–1.9) | 0.6 (0.3–0.8) | <.001 |
| Any of the above | 26.7 (25.3–28.2) | 29.4 (27.4–31.4) | 23.1 (21.0–25.2) | <.001 |
| Risk factors | ||||
| Smoker | 32.5 (30.9–34.1) | 36.5 (34.4–38.7) | 27.1 (24.7–29.4) | <.001 |
| Obese | 35.2 (33.8–36.6) | 35.8 (34.0–37.6) | 34.4 (32.3–36.5) | .30 |
The analysis sample is limited to adults with family income no more than 138% of the federal poverty line using the Census Bureau’s definition of family as all related persons in the household. The substance of the results is unchanged if we use a narrower definition of family that seeks to replicate the family unit that is more common for health insurance coverage. The sample size is 18 789 adults for “fair or poor health status.” Subsequent rows have a sample size of 7785 adults since these variables come from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) sample adult file, where only 1 adult per household was surveyed. Some rows may have fewer observations due to missing values. “Heart condition” refers to ever having had coronary heart disease, angina, myocardial infarction, or any other heart disease.