Table 1.
Percentage distribution of demographic, socioeconomic, and health care factors before (2007‐2010) and after (2011‐2015) the 2010 Affordable Care Act provisions overall and in relation to sexual orientation identity among U.S. women aged 15‐25 y (N = 7033)
| Variable (%) | Pre‐2010 ACA provisions (2007‐2010) | Post‐2010 ACA provisions (2011‐2015) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Heterosexual | Bisexual | Lesbian | Total | Heterosexual | Bisexual | Lesbian | |
| N = 3205 | n = 2911 (91.5%) | n = 232 (6.6%) | n = 62 (1.9%) | N = 3828 | n = 3359 (87.7%) | n = 382 (10.0%) | n = 87 (2.3%) | |
| Age (y) | ||||||||
| 15‐18 | 37.9 | 38.3 | 36.6 | 24.3 | 36.6 | 36.3 | 40.5 | 34.0 |
| 19‐25 | 62.1 | 61.7 | 63.4 | 75.7 | 63.4 | 63.7 | 59.5 | 66.0 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| White | 58.7 | 58.0 | 66.2 | 61.7 | 53.6 | 54.3 | 50.4 | 36.9 |
| Black | 14.8 | 14.9 | 10.6 | 20.1 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 29.0 |
| Latina | 17.2 | 17.7 | 11.6 | 14.4 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 21.7 | 29.9 |
| Another race/ethnicity or multiracial | 9.4 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 14.7 | 4.1 |
| U.S.‐born: yes | 90.4 | 90.4 | 92.2 | 82.9 | 91.4 | 91.0 | 95.2 | 94.0 |
| MSA status | ||||||||
| MSA, central city | 35.5 | 35.1 | 41.6 | 36.3 | 36.1 | 35.7 | 40.5 | 35.2 |
| MSA, other | 46.7 | 46.9 | 39.9 | 60.6 | 48.7 | 49.2 | 43.6 | 48.3 |
| Non‐MSA | 17.7 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 3.1 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 16.5 |
| Relationship statusa | ||||||||
| Never married | 78.4 | 78.4 | 74.7 | 89.8 | 77.0 | 76.7 | 75.2 | 100.0 |
| Currently married | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Living with a partner | 11.9 | 11.8 | 15.9 | 4.5 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 18.1 | 0.0 |
| Separated, divorced or widowed | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Educational attainment | ||||||||
| < HS diploma | 41.8 | 41.9 | 44.1 | 27.9 | 34.8 | 34.3 | 41.5 | 27.8 |
| HS diploma or GED | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 36.4 | 25.4 | 24.6 | 31.9 | 33.9 |
| Some college or Associates degree | 27.0 | 26.8 | 30.9 | 25.5 | 31.1 | 31.7 | 23.5 | 37.6 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.3 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| Household federal poverty level (%) | ||||||||
| <100 | 29.2 | 28.9 | 36.2 | 21.3 | 35.4 | 35.1 | 38.5 | 38.3 |
| 100‐199 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 26.5 | 18.9 | 22.9 | 22.1 | 30.9 | 24.5 |
| 200‐299 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 24.5 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 11.4 | 20.6 |
| ≥300 | 27.7 | 28.2 | 18.6 | 35.3 | 25.8 | 26.6 | 19.2 | 16.6 |
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Working | 51.8 | 52.0 | 42.4 | 71.0 | 53.8 | 54.9 | 45.5 | 40.2 |
| Not working | 25.5 | 24.8 | 38.6 | 16.3 | 20.4 | 19.7 | 25.8 | 30.9 |
| Student | 22.7 | 23.2 | 18.9 | 12.7 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 28.7 | 28.9 |
| Health insurance status | ||||||||
| Private insurance | 55.8 | 57.2 | 36.7 | 54.2 | 55.0 | 56.1 | 43.7 | 55.7 |
| Public insurance | 24.5 | 23.7 | 37.0 | 19.6 | 29.7 | 29.2 | 36.1 | 20.3 |
| Uninsured or underinsuredb | 19.7 | 19.0 | 26.3 | 26.2 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 20.2 | 24.0 |
Percentages (%) account for the complex survey design and may not add to 100% due to rounding error.
Abbreviation: MSA, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
a
Pertains to male partners only.
b
Covered by a single‐service plan or the Indian Health Service only.