Demographic Characteristics of Adults Aged 19 to 64 Years, United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007–2010
| Characteristic | Current Medicaid Beneficiaries | Potentially Eligible for Medicaid Under ACAa | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t Test | χ2 Test | |||
| Mean age, y (95% CI) | 38.7 (37.4–40.1) | 36.3 (35.2–37.4) | .002 | – |
| Sex, % (95% CI) | – | <.001 | ||
| Male | 33.3 (30.1–36.6) | 49.2 (46.0–52.4) | ||
| Female | 66.7 (63.4–69.9) | 50.8 (47.6–54.0) | ||
| Race/ethnicity, % (95% CI) | – | .02 | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 49.9 (39.8–60.1) | 58.8 (48.7–68.2) | ||
| Non-Hispanic black | 25.2 (19.0–32.7) | 20.0 (15.3–25.6) | ||
| Mexican American | 9.8 (7.3–13.1) | 11.7 (6.2–21.0) | ||
| Other | 15.0 (11.0–20.1) | 9.6 (6.6–13.8) | ||
| Education, % (95% CI) | – | .48 | ||
| Less than high school graduate | 35.9 (31.6–40.5) | 35.3 (29.7–41.5) | ||
| High school graduate or GED | 28.1 (24.3–32.2) | 31.4 (28.2–34.7) | ||
| Some college and above | 36.0 (31.2–41.1) | 33.3 (28.5–38.4) | ||
ACA = Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; GED = general equivalency diploma.
Notes: For current Medicaid beneficiaries, unweighted n = 991 and weighted N = 13.8 million; for newly eligible for Medicaid, unweighted n = 952 and weighted N = 13.6 million. Sum of percentages in each group may not equal 100 because of rounding.
↵a A US citizen with “no insurance” at the time of survey interview and a “poverty-to-income ratio” of 1.38 or less.