Comparison of Respondent Characteristics to Overall Sample Population
| Demographic Characteristic | Overall Random Sample (n=10,175) No. (%)* | Eligible Survey Population (n=8,636) No. (%)* | Survey Respondents (n=2,681) No. (%)* | Respondents To Open-Ended Survey Question (n=722) %* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA = not available; OMAP = Office for Medical Assistance Programs. | ||||
| * All percentages are unweighted. | ||||
| † Race and ethnicity are combined into 1 variable in this table because the administrative data available to us had only 1 combined variable. | ||||
| ‡ Insurance status was based on self-report and not included in the administrative data, so it was only known for respondents to the survey. | ||||
| Race/ethnicity† | ||||
| White | 7,528 (74.0) | 6,369 (73.7) | 2,026 (75.6) | 76.7 |
| Black | 270 (2.7) | 218 (2.5) | 50 (1.9) | 0.7 |
| Hispanic | 1,864 (18.3) | 1,600 (18.5) | 475 (17.7) | 19.3 |
| Asian | 110 (1.1) | 95 (1.1) | 31 (1.2) | 0.6 |
| American Indian | 324 (3.2) | 286 (3.3) | 74 (2.8) | 2.4 |
| Pacific Islander | 13 (0.1) | 12 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 0.3 |
| Other/unknown | 47 (0.7) | 40 (0.7) | 16 (0.7) | 0.1 |
| Sex, child | ||||
| Female | 4,983 (49.0) | 4,227 (48.9) | 1,295 (48.3) | 44.5 |
| Male | 5,192 (51.0) | 4,409 (51.1) | 1,386 (51.7) | 55.5 |
| Age | ||||
| 1–4 years | 2,728 (26.8) | 2,259 (26.2) | 687 (25.6) | 24.5 |
| 5–9 years | 2,943 (28.9) | 2,495 (28.9) | 811 (30.2) | 27.6 |
| 10–14 years | 2,520 (24.8) | 2,192 (25.4) | 707 (26.4) | 27.8 |
| ≥15 years | 1,984 (19.5) | 1,690 (19.6) | 476 (17.8) | 20.1 |
| Region | ||||
| Northwest Coastal | 1,685 (16.6) | 1,459 (16.9) | 504 (18.8) | 19.3 |
| Portland area | 1,702 (16.7) | 1,387 (16.1) | 417 (15.6) | 15.2 |
| Central Western | 1,701 (16.7) | 1,448 (16.8) | 427 (15.9) | 16.3 |
| Southwest Coastal | 1,696 (16.7) | 1,462 (16.9) | 435 (16.2) | 16.2 |
| North Central, Columbia Gorge | 1,695 (16.7) | 1,422 (16.5) | 409 (15.3) | 14.7 |
| Southern and Eastern | 1,696 (16.7) | 1,461 (16.9) | 489 (18.2) | 18.3 |
| Monthly income | ||||
| <$500 | 3,109 (30.6) | 2,589 (30.0) | 770 (28.7) | 27.4 |
| $501–$1,000 | 2,628 (25.8) | 2,221 (25.7) | 711 (26.5) | 27.3 |
| $1001–$1,500 | 1,976 (19.4) | 1,666 (19.3) | 487 (18.2) | 17.6 |
| $1501–$2,000 | 1,434 (14.1) | 1,249 (14.5) | 412 (15.4) | 17.5 |
| >$2000 | 1,028 (10.1) | 911 (10.5) | 301 (11.2) | 10.2 |
| Current enrollment in program sponsored by OMAP | ||||
| At least 1 child enrolled in OMAP | 5,087 (50.0) | 4,346 (50.3) | 1,471 (54.9) | 54.0 |
| No child enrolled in OMAP | 5,088 (50.0) | 4,290 (49.7) | 1,210 (45.1) | 46.0 |
| Insurance status‡ | ||||
| Child uninsured | NA | NA | 16.8 | 19.0 |
| Child had gap in insurance coverage in past 12 months | NA | NA | 34.8 | 39.0 |
| Parent uninsured | NA | NA | 35.8 | 37.7 |