Table 2.
Characteristics of PSID sample by self‐reported health status in 2009, weighted a
| Self‐reported health status in 2009 (N = 9,065) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor/Fair | Good | Very good/excellent | |
| Mean (SD) Age in 2009 | 57.1 (16.4) | 51.4 (15.9) | 47.4 (15.8) |
| Sex, % | |||
| Male | 13.6 | 30.3 | 56.2 |
| Female | 19.2 | 32.8 | 48.0 |
| Race, % | |||
| White | 15.3 | 30.7 | 54.0 |
| Black/African American | 24.2 | 35.3 | 40.5 |
| Other | 17.7 | 36.6 | 45.7 |
| Education level, % | |||
| High school or less | 26.0 | 35.3 | 38.7 |
| Some college | 12.6 | 33.3 | 54.2 |
| College or above | 7.5 | 25.6 | 66.9 |
| Percent of time income > 100%FPL, 2009‐2017 | |||
| 0% | 46.7 | 30.1 | 23.2 |
| 20%‐50% | 39.1 | 35.4 | 25.5 |
| 51%‐80% | 24.1 | 32.8 | 43.1 |
| 100% | 13.2 | 31.3 | 55.5 |
| Percent of time insured 2009‐2017 | |||
| 0% | 18.9 | 43.2 | 37.9 |
| 25%‐50% | 16.7 | 35.6 | 47.7 |
| 51%‐75% | 18.2 | 31.8 | 50.1 |
| 100% | 16.3 | 30.8 | 53.0 |
a
Applied PSID sample weights to correct for oversampling and attrition over time to obtain estimates representative of all US households. All differences in health status are statistically significantly different (P < .0001) within each sociodemographic subcategory.