Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the characteristics of women aged > = 21 in pre-ACA (2009) and post-ACA (2016), MEPS database (Results)
From: Impact of removing cost sharing under the affordable care act (ACA) on mammography and pap test use
Characteristics | Pre-ACA n = 13,146 | Post-ACA n = 12,786 | |
|---|---|---|---|
% | % | ||
Age | Mean | 47 | 48 |
Race | White | 68 | 68 |
Black | 21 | 20 | |
Other | 9 | 11 | |
Education | Some school | 21 | 19 |
High School | 31 | 29 | |
College | 47 | 50 | |
Income | Low | 42 | 42 |
Middle | 29 | 27 | |
High | 27 | 29 | |
Insurance | Private | 57 | 57 |
Public | 24 | 30 | |
Uninsured | 18 | 11 | |
Usual source of care | Available | 77 | 77 |
Not available | 22 | 22 | |