Examining the association of changes in minimum wage with health across race/ethnicity and gender in the United States

Table 14 Marital Status and Relationship to Minimum Wage, Access to Care, and Health (Blacks)

Outcome	Total		Men		Women
Outcome	Married (mr)	Single (sg)	Married (mr)	Single (sg)	Married (mr)	Single (sg)
Access to Care
No Health Insurance¹	.00 N=31 203	.01 N=63 888	.01 N=14 829	.03 N=19 917	-.01 N=16 374	-.01 N=43 971
Missed care due to cost¹	.01 N=29 568	.00 N=60 528	.01 N=14 053	.00 N=18 858	.01 N=15 515	-.00 N=41 670
Health Behavior
No exercise¹	.02 N=27 859	-.02 N=57 384	.03 N=13 154	-.03 N=17 868	.00 N=14 705	-.00 N=39 516
Fruit Consumption²	1.02 N=15 928	.99 N=32 246	.98 N=7 529	.86 N=9 993	1.05 N=8 399	1.09 N=22 253
Vegetable Consumption²	1.02 N=15 895	1.01 N=32 127	1.06 N=7 514	.98 N=9 945	.98 N=8 381	1.04 N=22 182
Alcohol Consumption²	.97 N=17 247	.98 N=37 777	.96 N=8 918	.94 N=13 220	1.00 N=8 329	1.07 N=24 557
Health Outcomes
Self-reported poor health¹	.02 N=31 183	.01 N=63 797	.04 N=14 816	.00 N=19 919	-.00 N=16 367	.02 N=43 878
Self-reported HTN¹	.02 N=17 124	-.01 N=34 969	.06 N=8 181	.02 N=10 893	-.03 N=8 943	-.03 N=24 076
Unhealthy Days²	1.03 N=30 549	1.00 N=62 548	1.03 N=14 532	1.01 N=19 514	1.01 N=16 017	1.00 N=43 034
Poor Mental Health Days²	1.11 N=30 238	1.01 N=61 870	1.18 N=14 382	1.07 N=19 285	1.02 N=15 856	.97 N=42 585
Poor Physical Health Days²	1.00 N=30 095	1.01 N=61 587	.95 N=14 324	.99 N=19 246	1.06 N=15 771	1.03 N=42 341

The data source is BRFSS (1993-2014 panels). Linear Probability Models and Poisson Regression Models are used to examine dichotomous and count outcomes, respectively. All models control for state earned income tax credit rate, refundability of state earned income tax credit, Maximum food stamp allotment for a family of 3 maximum TANF allotment for a family of 3, 1-year lagged GDP, comprehensive Medicaid expansion, age, education and having minor children, year as well as state fixed-effects. All models are weighted for complex survey design and non-response. Total population models also control for gender. Standard errors are robust and clustered at the state level. Results of LPMs and PRMs are presented as percentage point differences in the probability of an outcome and Rate Ratios, respectively. All monetary values are inflation-adjusted. Boldface indicates statistical significance. Significance levels: *(access to care: p-value-.025, health behaviors: p-value-.0125, and health outcomes: p-value .010) Notes: 1. Marginal effect 2. Rate Ratio

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