Table 2.
Regression results for pre- to post-ACA differences in private insurance coverage for African Americans and whites with incomes between 100 and 400% FPL and without employer coverage offers
Variable | β | SE | 95% CI | p < | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
African American | − 0.088 | 0.013 | − 0.113 | − 0.062 | 0.000 |
Post-ACA | 0.038 | 0.007 | 0.023 | 0.052 | 0.000 |
Post-ACA × African American | 0.044 | 0.019 | 0.007 | 0.081 | 0.020 |
Age group | |||||
Age 18–26 | 0.185 | 0.011 | 0.162 | 0.208 | 0.000 |
Age 27–35 | − 0.058 | 0.010 | − 0.077 | − 0.039 | 0.000 |
Age 50–64 | 0.095 | 0.010 | 0.076 | 0.114 | 0.000 |
Functional limitation | |||||
Yes | − 0.042 | 0.008 | − 0.057 | − 0.026 | 0.000 |
Gender | |||||
Female | 0.052 | 0.007 | 0.038 | 0.066 | 0.000 |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 0.195 | 0.009 | 0.177 | 0.212 | 0.000 |
Was married | − 0.019 | 0.011 | − 0.040 | 0.003 | 0.093 |
Number of children | |||||
One child | − 0.024 | 0.010 | − 0.043 | − 0.004 | 0.019 |
Two children | 0.027 | 0.011 | 0.005 | 0.049 | 0.017 |
Three or more children | 0.053 | 0.013 | 0.027 | 0.079 | 0.000 |
Employment status | |||||
Employed | − 0.029 | 0.008 | − 0.045 | − 0.015 | 0.000 |
Educational attainment | |||||
High school | 0.104 | 0.011 | 0.082 | 0.127 | 0.000 |
Some college | 0.188 | 0.012 | 0.165 | 0.211 | 0.000 |
Associates degree | 0.157 | 0.014 | 0.130 | 0.184 | 0.000 |
Bachelor’s degree | 0.287 | 0.013 | 0.262 | 0.313 | 0.000 |
Graduate degree | 0.315 | 0.016 | 0.283 | 0.347 | 0.000 |
Income level | |||||
200–300% FPL | 0.174 | 0.009 | 0.157 | 0.191 | 0.000 |
300–400% FPL | 0.302 | 0.010 | 0.283 | 0.321 | 0.000 |
> 200FPL1 | 0.291 | 0.011 | 0.269 | 0.314 | 0.000 |
Intercept | 0.015 | 0.014 | − 0.014 | 0.043 | 0.307 |
Excluded group is white, age 36–49, no functional limitations, male, not married, no children, not employed, less than high school or unknown education level, and income 100–200% FPL
1Income greater than 200% but upper limit unknown