Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics.

From: Randomized controlled study using text messages to help connect new medicaid beneficiaries to primary care

 

Control (n = 4231)

Texting (n = 4201)

Age, mean (95% CI)

36.9 (36.5, 37.3)

37.1 (36.7, 37.6)

Female, n (%)a

2374 (56.1%)

2326 (55.4%)

English is first language, n (%)

3736 (89.0%)

3741 (89.1%)

Race/ethnicity, n (%)

White

1005 (23.7%)

1007 (24.0%)

Black

449 (10.6%)

417 (9.9%)

Hispanic

1993 (47.1%)

1996 (47.5%)

Other

328 (7.7%)

325 (7.7%)

Unknown

456 (10.8%)

456 (10.8%)

  1. aThree individuals were missing data on gender.
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