Table 1 Descriptive statistics, MEPS 2012–2016.
From: Medicaid expansion, dental visits and expenditures in veterans, older adults, and the foreign-born
Total | No dental visits | Dental visits | |
|---|---|---|---|
Study sample | n = 94,853 | n = 62,483 | n = 32,370 |
Study population | n = 184,655,794 | ||
Was medicaid expansion adopted? | |||
Not adopted | 31% (29,352) | 32% (21,139) | 25% (8,213) |
Adopted | 69% (65,501) | 68% (41,344) | 75% (24,157) |
Sex | |||
Male | 46% (43,953) | 51% (30,379) | 44% (13,574) |
Female | 54% (50,900) | 49% (32,104) | 56% (18,796) |
Age | |||
18–64 years | 83% (78,825) | 83% (53,070) | 78% (25,755) |
≥ 65 years | 17% (16,028) | 17% (9,413) | 22% (6,615) |
Race and ethnicity | |||
Hispanic | 29% (27,749) | 20% (21,305) | 10% (6,444) |
White (non-Hispanic) | 43% (40,560) | 59% (22,162) | 77% (18,398) |
Black (non-Hispanic) | 20% (19,194) | 15% (14,389) | 8% (4,805) |
Asian (non-Hispanic) | 8% (7,350) | 6% (4,627) | 5% (2,723) |
Educational level | |||
Less than high school | 23% (21,349) | 19% (16,979) | 9% (4,370) |
High school | 36% (34,523) | 41% (24,669) | 29% (9,854) |
More than high school | 41% (38,981) | 40% (20,835) | 62% (18,146) |
Family income as % of poverty line | |||
Poor (< 100% ) | 19% (17,590) | 15% (13,983) | 7% (3,607) |
Near poor (100–199%) | 22% (21,092) | 22% (16,221) | 11% (4,871) |
Nonpoor (> 200% ) | 59% (56,171) | 63% (32,279) | 82% (23,892) |
Region of residency | |||
Northeast | 16% (15,341) | 17% (9,594) | 20% (5,747) |
Midwest | 19% (17,732) | 19% (10,411) | 24% (7,321) |
South | 38% (36,006) | 41% (26,008) | 32% (9,998) |
West | 27% (25,774) | 22% (16,470) | 24% (9,304) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 48% (45,433) | 48% (27,601) | 59% (17,832) |
Unmarried (separated, widowed, divorced) | 20% (19,370) | 21% (13,187) | 18% (6,183) |
Never married | 32% (30,050) | 31% (21,695) | 23% (8,355) |
Veteran status | |||
Nonveteran | 92% (88,972) | 93% (58,975) | 92% (29,997) |
Veteran | 8% (5,881) | 7% (3,508) | 8% (2,373) |
Nativity status | |||
U.S.-born | 72% (68,520) | 80% (42,997) | 87% (25,523) |
Foreign-born | 28% (26,333) | 20% (19,486) | 13% (6,847) |
Dentate status | |||
Nondentate | 7% (6,458) | 10% (5,380) | 3% (1,078) |
Dentate | 93% (88,395) | 90% (57,103) | 97% (31,292) |
Dental insurance status | |||
Has dental insurance | 37% (34,842) | 36% (18,547) | 54% (16,295) |
No dental insurance | 63% (60,011) | 64% (43,936) | 46% (16,075) |
