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Table 1 Demographics of Latino adults living in states that did and did not introduce immigrant-inclusive license policies between 2013–2015, stratified by study time period, weighted to be nationally representative, BRFSS 2011–2019

From: Perceived general, mental, and physical health of Latinos in the United States following adoption of immigrant-inclusive state-level driver’s license policies: a time-series analysis

 

Enacted immigrant-inclusive license policiesa

Did not enact inclusive immigrant-inclusive policiesb

Pre-

Implementation

Implementation Period

Post-Implementation

Pre-Implementation

Implementation Period

Post-Implementation

Age group, n (%)

 18 to 24

1800 (17)

1578 (17)

4368 (16)

1782 (18)

1289 (17)

3417 (17)

 25 to 34

3514 (26)

2664 (26)

7249 (25)

3265 (25)

2261 (25)

5648 (24)

 35 to 44

4114 (22)

2944 (22)

7787 (21)

3488 (22)

2433 (21)

5807 (22)

 45 to 54

3371 (16)

2593 (17)

6850 (17)

3378 (16)

2392 (16)

5084 (15)

 55 to 64

2588 (11)

1827 (11)

5244 (12)

2477 (11)

1901 (12)

4173 (12)

 65 or older

2418 (7)

1671 (8)

4225 (9)

2470 (8)

1898 (9)

3839 (10)

Male, n (%)

7294 (51)

5926 (50)

16,976 (50)

6660 (50)

4936 (49)

12,585 (49)

Marital status, n (%)

 Married/member of couple

10,274 (56)

7278 (56)

19,393 (56)

8120 (50)

5953 (49)

13,809 (50)

 Divorced/separated

2793 (12)

2092 (12)

5618 (12)

3463 (14)

2442 (17)

5043 (15)

 Widowed

1082 (3)

711 (3)

1615 (3)

1135 (3)

759 (4)

1491 (4)

 Never married

3580 (29)

3096 (28)

8924 (28)

3964 (33)

2889 (31)

7410 (31)

Highest education, n (%)

 Less than high school

3122 (23)

2219 (23)

6432 (24)

2573 (18)

1812 (19)

3695 (18)

 Some high school

2331 (19)

1734 (19)

4579 (17)

2025 (18)

1370 (17)

2862 (16)

 High school graduate

4838 (26)

3669 (26)

9675 (26)

4975 (28)

3341 (27)

8028 (28)

 Some college/technical school

4128 (22)

2895 (24)

7485 (23)

3852 (24)

2895 (24)

6912 (24)

 College graduate

3170 (9)

2561 (9)

7415 (10)

3256 (13)

2602 (13)

6311 (14)

Employment status, n (%)

 Employed for wages

8170 (49)

6586 (51)

18,152 (52)

7807 (50)

5640 (49)

13,677 (51)

 Self-employed

1272 (8)

1071 (8)

3420 (10)

1103 (8)

918 (9)

2415 (10)

 Out of work, < 1 year

910 (6)

583 (5)

1428 (4)

861 (6)

475 (5)

1110 (4)

 Out of work, ≥ 1 year

976 (6)

518 (5)

1066 (3)

929 (6)

506 (4)

972 (4)

 Homemaker

2280 (12)

1448 (13)

3812 (12)

1449 (9)

1105 (10)

2348 (9)

 Student

726 (7)

555 (7)

1623 (6)

734 (6)

534 (7)

1365 (7)

 Retired

1952 (6)

1318 (6)

3313 (7)

1855 (7)

1462 (8)

3084 (8)

 Unable to work

1257 (5)

935 (6)

2437 (6)

1892 (8)

1300 (9)

2554 (8)

Annual household income, n (%)

 < $15,000

3983 (27)

2590 (27)

5659 (22)

3373 (23)

2228 (23)

4062 (18)

 $15,000 – $24,999

3929 (25)

2829 (25)

7072 (23)

4098 (30)

2867 (30)

6117 (29)

 $25,000 – $34,999

2054 (14)

1407 (12)

3927 (14)

1862 (13)

1240 (13)

2805 (12)

 $35,000 – $49,999

1922 (12)

1378 (12)

3811 (13)

1599 (12)

1133 (11)

2840 (12)

 ≥ $50,000

4084 (22)

3225 (24)

9272 (28)

3166 (22)

2527 (23)

6733 (28)

Interview language, n (%)

 English

11,927 (59)

8730 (60)

22,111 (56)

10,674 (63)

7888 (62)

19,361 (65)

 Spanish/Other

5876 (41)

4387 (40)

13,610 (44)

6028 (37)

4262 (38)

8602 (35)

Health insurance, n (%)

12,410 (64)

9813 (71)

26,762 (75)

12,733 (68)

9505 (72)

22,324 (76)

Last routine checkup, n (%)

 Within past year

10,880 (57)

8267 (60)

23,541 (65)

12,073 (66)

8665 (68)

20,556 (72)

 > 1 year but ≤ 2 years ago

2969 (19)

2195 (18)

5498 (17)

2249 (15)

1530 (14)

3556 (14)

 ≥ 3 or more years or never

3800 (24)

2691 (22)

6305 (19)

2339 (19)

1819 (18)

3505 (15)

Didn’t seek care due to costc, n (%)

4210 (25)

2694 (21)

6550 (18)

3943 (27)

2608 (24)

5104 (20)

  1. aStates that enacted immigrant-inclusive license policies, expanded Medicaid, and were included in the analysis: California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, and Vermont. Participants living in Hawaii, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington were excluded because their inclusive policies were enacted prior to 2011; Participants living in Delaware were excluded due to small sample size.
  2. bStates that did not enact immigrant-inclusive policies but expanded Medicaid: Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, and West Virginia
  3. cAdults who reported there was a time in the past 12 months when they needed to see a doctor but could not because of cost