Table 1. Percentage of Medicaid eligible respondents by marital status and state Medicaid expansion status, American Community Survey 2010–16, N = 3,874,432.
| Not Married | Married | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Expansion | Expansion | No Expansion | Expansion | |
| N = 1,139,589 | N = 1,850,138 | N = 364,513 | N = 520,192 | |
| Sex, % | ||||
| Female | 52.5% | 51.8% | 51.7 | 51.9 |
| Male | 47.5% | 48.2% | 48.3 | 48.1 |
| Age, years, % | ||||
| 19–25 | 41.3% | 43.3% | 10.4 | 8.8 |
| 26–44 | 33.5% | 32.4% | 51.5 | 50.6 |
| 45–64 | 25.2% | 24.3% | 38.1 | 40.6 |
| Number of Children, % | ||||
| 0 | 75.4 | 77.3 | 33.1 | 31.3 |
| 1 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 19.2 | 19.4 |
| 2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 22.0 | 22.3 |
| 3 or more | 5.4 | 5.1 | 25.7 | 27.0 |
| Federal Poverty Level, % | ||||
| Income 100–138% | 19.2 | 18.3 | 36.0 | 35.1 |
| Income <100% | 80.8 | 81.7 | 64.0 | 64.9 |
| Race/ethnicity, % | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 50.0 | 52.0 | 45.5 | 43.3 |
| Hispanic | 18.2 | 21.3 | 33.9 | 34.0 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 26.3 | 17.0 | 13.7 | 8.6 |
| Other | 5.5 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 14.1 |
| Immigration Status, % | ||||
| Born in the United States | 88.2 | 85.2 | 66.1 | 56.8 |
| Naturalized Citizen | 3.2 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 13.2 |
| Non-Citizen | 8.6 | 10.1 | 26.0 | 30.0 |
| Education, % | ||||
| Less than high school | 17.2 | 15.7 | 27.8 | 28.1 |
| High school | 43.8 | 41.9 | 42.1 | 41.3 |
| Some college | 30.0 | 31.3 | 19.5 | 18.7 |
| College | 9.0 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 11.9 |
| Employment Status, % | ||||
| Not employed | 43.0 | 41.8 | 45.0 | 43.8 |
| Employed | 57.0 | 58.2 | 55.0 | 56.2 |
| Metropolitan Residence, % | ||||
| Not metro | 28.5 | 18.6 | 30.7 | 20.1 |
| Metro | 71.5 | 81.4 | 69.3 | 79.9 |
NOTE: Percentages are based on the sample weights provided by the Census Bureau. Medicaid eligibility is defined by age (19–64) and income (below 139% of the federal poverty level).