Table 1.
Characteristics of the Study Populations: 2012–2013 and 2015–2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, All U.S. States and Washington, District of Columbia
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Black |
Hispanic |
Low-income |
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| Characteristic | Pre-ACA, % (95% CI) | Post-ACA, % (95% CI) | Pre-ACA, % (95% CI) | Post-ACA, % (95% CI) | Pre-ACA, % (95% CI) | Post-ACA, % (95% CI) |
| Age, years | ||||||
| 18–24 | 17.3 (16.7 to 18.0) | 17.4 (16.8 to 18.1) | 19.6 (18.9 to 20.2) | 19.2 (18.6 to 19.8) | 19.4 (19.0 to 19.8) | 18.6 (18.2 to 19.0) |
| 25–29 | 10.6 (10.1 to 11.1) | 10.9 (10.4 to 11.4) | 12.5 (11.9 to 13.0) | 12.6 (12.1 to 13.1) | 12.9 (12.6 to 13.2) | 12.0 (11.7 to 12.3) |
| 30–34 | 11.3 (10.8 to 11.8) | 11.1 (10.6 to 11.6) | 14.7 (14.2 to 15.3) | 14.5 (14.0 to 15.1) | 11.8 (11.5 to 12.1) | 12.0 (11.7 to 12.3) |
| 35–39 | 9.5 (9.1 to 10.0) | 10.0 (9.6 to 10.5) | 11.7 (11.2 to 12.2) | 11.8 (11.4 to 12.3) | 8.8 (8.6 to 9.1) | 9.4 (9.1 to 9.7) |
| 40–44 | 11.6 (11.1 to 12.1) | 11.1 (10.6 to 11.6) | 12.0 (11.5 to 12.5) | 11.4 (11.0 to 11.9) | 9.6 (9.3 to 9.9) | 9.4 (9.1 to 9.7) |
| 45–49 | 10.0 (9.6 to 10.5) | 9.0 (8.6 to 9.4) | 8.7 (8.3 to 9.1) | 8.9 (8.5 to 9.3) | 8.6 (8.4 to 8.9) | 8.1 (7.8 to 8.3) |
| 50–54 | 12.0 (11.5 to 12.4) | 11.7 (11.3 to 12.3) | 8.9 (8.5 to 9.3) | 9.0 (8.6 to 9.4) | 10.9 (10.6 to 11.1) | 10.6 (10.4 to 10.9) |
| 55–59 | 9.1 (8.7 to 9.4) | 9.8 (9.4 to 10.2) | 6.8 (6.4 to 7.2) | 6.7 (6.3 to 7.0) | 9.1 (8.9 to 9.3) | 9.7 (9.5 to 9.9) |
| 60–64 | 8.5 (8.1 to 8.8) | 8.9 (8.6 to 9.3) | 5.2 (4.9 to 5.5) | 5.9 (5.6 to 6.3) | 8.9 (8.7 to 9.1) | 10.2 (10.0 to 10.4) |
| Income ($) | ||||||
| 0–24,999 | 45.2 (44.4 to 46.0) | 40.9 (40.1 to 41.7) | 51.5 (50.7 to 52.4) | 46.7 (45.9 to 47.5) | 74.8 (74.5 to 75.2) | 73.7 (73.3 to 74.1) |
| 25,000–34,999 | 12.3 (11.7 to 12.8) | 12.0 (11.5 to 12.5) | 13.5 (12.9 to 14.1) | 14.0 (13.4 to 14.5) | 25.2 (24.8 to 25.5) | 26.3 (25.9 to 26.7) |
| 35,000–49,999 | 13.5 (13.0 to 14.1) | 14.1 (13.5 to 14.7) | 12.5 (12.0 to 13.1) | 13.3 (12.7 to 13.8) | NA | NA |
| 50,000–74,999 | 12.0 (11.5 to 12.5) | 12.6 (12.1 to 13.2) | 9.5 (9.0 to 10.0) | 10.4 (9.9 to 10.9) | NA | NA |
| >75,000 | 17.0 (16.4 to 17.7) | 20.4 (19.7 to 21.1) | 13.0 (12.4 to 13.5) | 15.7 (15.2 to 16.3) | NA | NA |
| Women | ||||||
| 53.4 (52.6 to 54.1) | 53.4 (52.6 to 54.1) | 49.4 (48.6 to 50.2) | 49.6 (48.9 to 50.3) | 52.2 (51.8 to 52.6) | 53.7 (53.2 to 54.1) | |
| Married | ||||||
| 30.0 (29.3 to 30.7) | 30.3 (29.6 to 31.0) | 43.7 (43.0 to 44.5) | 44.5 (43.7 to 45.2) | 30.3 (29.9 to 30.7) | 30.5 (30.1 to 30.9) | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 0 | 0 | 47.2 (46.8 to 47.6) | 45.1 (44.7 to 45.6) | ||
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 100 | 0 | 17.6 (17.2 to 17.9) | 17.7 (17.4 to 18.1) | ||
| Hispanic | 0 | 100 | 27.6 (27.1 to 28.0) | 29.2 (28.7 to 29.7) | ||
| Other | 0 | 0 | 7.6 (7.4 to 7.9) | 7.9 (7.7 to 8.2) | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 1.7 (1.4 to 1.9) | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.6) | 18.8 (18.2 to 19.5) | 18.6 (18.0 to 19.2) | 9.0 (8.7 to 9.3) | 9.4 (9.1 to 9.8) |
| Some high school | 13.4 (12.8 to 14.0) | 11.6 (11.1 to 12.2) | 18.8 (18.1 to 19.5) | 18.0 (17.4 to 18.6) | 17.7 (17.3 to 18.1) | 16.8 (16.4 to 17.2) |
| Completed high school | 32.8 (32.1 to 33.5) | 33.1 (32.3 to 33.8) | 27.1 (26.4 to 27.8) | 27.9 (27.3 to 28.5) | 34.0 (33.6 to 34.4) | 34.5 (34.1 to 35.0) |
| Some college | 33.4 (32.7 to 34.2) | 34.2 (33.4 to 34.9) | 23.9 (23.2 to 24.6) | 23.9 (23.3 to 24.6) | 29.3 (28.9 to 29.6) | 29.5 (29.1 to 30.0) |
| College completed | 18.7 (18.2 to 19.2) | 19.7 (19.2 to 20.3) | 11.4 (11.0 to 11.8) | 11.6 (11.3 to 12.0) | 10.0 (9.8 to 10.2) | 9.7 (9.5 to 9.9) |
| Employed | ||||||
| 58.6 (57.8 to 59.3) | 63.3 (62.5 to 64.0) | 62.1 (61.3 to 62.9) | 64.5 (63.8 to 65.2) | 51.3 (50.9 to 51.7) | 52.3 (51.9 to 52.8) | |
ACA, Affordable Care Act; CI, confidence interval; NA, not available.