Table 1b.
Baseline characteristics MEPS participants with CVD between 2006 and 2015 across income strata.
| Characteristic | High-incomeaN or weighted% | Middle-incomeaN or weighted% | Low-incomeaN or weighted% | VL-incomeaN or weighted% | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total participants | 11,830 | 9530 | 5258 | 6244 | |
| Weighted sample | 13.3 million | 10.7 million | 5.9 million | 7.1 million | |
| Age groups (years) | |||||
| 18–39 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 15.3 | <0.001 |
| 40–64 | 44.8 | 38.1 | 31.3 | 42.6 | |
| 65–74 | 25.4 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 18.3 | |
| ≥75 | 20.0 | 28.3 | 34.6 | 23.8 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 54.6 | 48.9 | 43.0 | 40.0 | <0.001 |
| Male | 45.4 | 51.1 | 57.0 | 60.0 | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 86.6 | 78.9 | 75.4 | 65.1 | <0.001 |
| Black | 6.5 | 10.0 | 12.4 | 18.9 | |
| Asian | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hispanic | 4.3 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 13.3 | |
| Region | |||||
| Northeast | 20.3 | 17.9 | 15.9 | 17.1 | <0.001 |
| Midwest | 23.3 | 24.4 | 22.5 | 22.0 | |
| South | 34.8 | 39.1 | 42.2 | 42.1 | |
| West | 21.6 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 18.8 | |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 7.2 | 20.0 | 30.0 | 40.2 | <0.001 |
| High school/GED | 54.6 | 57.2 | 52.5 | 45.1 | |
| Some college or higher | 38.2 | 22.8 | 17.5 | 14.7 | |
| Insurance status | |||||
| Uninsured | 2.7 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 12.3 | <0.001 |
| Private | 57.1 | 40.8 | 21.3 | 12.1 | |
| Medicaid | 1.3 | 6.1 | 13.0 | 32.0 | |
| Medicare | 38.9 | 46.5 | 56.3 | 43.6 | |
| Employment status | |||||
| Currently unemployed | 43.9 | 59.2 | 74.8 | 83.5 | <0.001 |
| Currently employed | 53.7 | 38.3 | 22.8 | 14.0 | |
| Currently unemployed butemployed in past 12 months | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 71.2 | 55.6 | 43.7 | 30.4 | <0.001 |
| Divorced | 20.7 | 33.5 | 44.3 | 49.9 | |
| Never married | 8.1 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 19.7 | |
| Charlson comorbidity index | |||||
| 0 | 61.5 | 55.2 | 49.7 | 46.8 | <0.001 |
| 1 | 25.4 | 28.7 | 32.7 | 32.8 | |
| ≥2 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 17.6 | 20.4 | |
| Regular healthcare visit | |||||
| Yes | 92.7 | 91.0 | 88.5 | 86.4 | <0.001 |
| No | 7.4 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 13.6 | |
See Footnotes for Table 1a.