TABLE 1.

Descriptive statistics for Latinos living in New York, Florida, and Puerto Rico, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2011–2019 (n = 48,748)

	Total	New York	Florida	Puerto Rico
ACA time periods
Pre‐ACA (2011–2013)	33.1%	32.7%	31.8%	35.2%
Post‐ACA 1 (2014–2015)	22.2	22.6	21.7	22.3
Post‐ACA 2 (2016–2019)	44.8	44.7	46.4	42.5
Health insurance coverage	76.4	73.1	68.4	90.8
Having a personal doctor	68.4	68.0	60.4	80.0
Delayed care due to cost	23.0	23.2	26.9	17.4
Having a routine checkup	83.8	84.4	80.4	87.9
Self‐reported general health
Excellent/very Good	40.3	38.1	46.2	34.2
Good	35.3	38.1	33.1	35.5
Fair/poor	24.4	23.8	20.6	30.2
At least one chronic condition
Yes, at least one	35.3	34.9	31.8	40.5
Age (in years)
18–34	38.0	42.2	37.5	34.7
35–54	45.0	42.8	46.2	45.4
55–64	17.0	14.9	16.3	19.9
Marital status
Married	40.9	35.9	46.4	38.2
Separated/divorced/widowed	20.6	18.0	17.8	27.3
Never married	38.5	46.1	35.9	34.5
Educational attainment
High school or less	50.6	59.3	48.1	45.5
At least some college studies	49.4	40.7	51.9	54.5
Employment status
Employed	62.9	65.7	68.7	52.0
Currently not employed	37.1	34.3	31.3	48.0
Annual household income
Less than $14,999	26.9	24.1	16.3	44.2
$15,000‐24,999	28.7	29.4	27.7	29.4
$25,000‐49,999	22.3	22.2	25.3	18.1
$50,000 or more	22.2	24.3	30.7	8.3
Mode of survey interview
Landline	28.7	36.3	22.2	29.9
Cellphone	71.3	63.7	77.8	70.1

Note: Data are shown in column percent. All variables had a statistically significant association with state/territory (p‐value < 0.001).

Abbreviation: ACA, Affordable Care Act.

Source: BRFSS, 2011–2019.