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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Sep 15, 2023; 15(9): 1653-1661
Published online Sep 15, 2023. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i9.1653
Published online Sep 15, 2023. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i9.1653
Table 1 Demographic variables, n (%)
| All states (n = 893004) | Expansion states (n = 554101) | Non-expansion states (n = 338903) | ||||
| Pre-ACA | Post-ACA | Pre-ACA | Post-ACA | Pre-ACA | Post-ACA | |
| Age (yr) | ||||||
| 50-54 | 144633 (39.15) | 125057 (36.68) | 89366 (39.16) | 78752 (36.63) | 55267 (39.13) | 46305 (36.78) |
| 55-59 | 158010 (31.18) | 145440 (31.86) | 97145 (31.49) | 91564 (32.07) | 60865 (30.61) | 53876 (31.48) |
| 60-64 | 162680 (29.67) | 157184 (31.46) | 99078 (29.35) | 98196 (31.30) | 63602 (30.25) | 58988 (31.74) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 189909 (48.59) | 183869 (48.49) | 117729 (48.72) | 116204 (48.69) | 72180 (48.35) | 67665 (48.13) |
| Race | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 367535 (70.94) | 335133 (69.10) | 227986 (72.30) | 212968 (70.46) | 139549 (68.47) | 122165 (66.67) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 40005 (11.05) | 35498 (11.80) | 21748 (9.64) | 19925 (10.17) | 18257 (13.64) | 15573 (14.73) |
| Other non-Hispanic | 17151 (4.95) | 16381 (5.23) | 11524 (6.16) | 11230 (6.60) | 5627 (2.73) | 5151 (2.78) |
| Multiracial non-Hispanic | 8075 (1.25) | 7433 (1.14) | 5445 (1.36) | 5174 (1.22) | 2630 (1.05) | 2259 (1.01) |
| Hispanic | 26999 (11.80) | 27038 (12.73) | 15400 (10.54) | 15079 (11.56) | 11599 (14.11) | 11959 (14.82) |
| Income | ||||||
| < $25000 | 108872 (26.91) | 90810 (26.19) | 62264 (24.56) | 53270 (24.04) | 46608 (31.27) | 37540 (30.07) |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Employed for wages | 229742 (49.78) | 214339 (50.54) | 143761 (51.16) | 137816 (52.12) | 85981 (47.27) | 76523 (47.70) |
| Self-employed | 51031 (10.74) | 48916 (11.28) | 31149 (10.79) | 30137 (11.23) | 19882 (10.65) | 18779 (11.37) |
| Out of work > 1 yr | 19335 (5.04) | 13208 (3.67) | 12399 (5.18) | 8569 (3.70) | 6936 (4.79) | 4639 (3.62) |
| Out of work < 1 yr | 12272 (3.12) | 9159 (2.50) | 7854 (3.19) | 6055 (2.60) | 4418 (3.01) | 3104 (2.33) |
| Homemaker | 22567 (5.44) | 20059 (5.82) | 12528 (4.99) | 11537 (5.22) | 10039 (6.26) | 8522 (6.06) |
| Student | 1248 (0.28) | 1022 (0.24) | 788 (0.28) | 692 (0.25) | 460 (0.28) | 330 (0.12) |
| Retired | 67400 (12.91) | 60896 (12.66) | 41744 (12.83) | 37970 (12.43) | 25656 (13.05) | 22926 (13.07) |
| Unable to work | 59643 (12.69) | 56912 (13.61) | 33900 (11.58) | 33669 (12.46) | 25743 (14.70) | 23243 (15.65) |
| Education | ||||||
| Some high school or less | 32774 (13.35) | 28992 (13.71) | 18155 (15.34) | 16686 (12.80) | 14619 (15.23) | 12306 (12.32) |
| At least a high school graduate | 431169 (86.65) | 397159 (86.29) | 266416 (84.66) | 250815 (87.20) | 164753 (84.77) | 146344 (87.68) |
- Citation: Fletcher G, Culpepper-Morgan J, Genao A, Alatevi E. Utilization of access to colorectal cancer screening modalities in low-income populations after medicaid expansion. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2023; 15(9): 1653-1661
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v15/i9/1653.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v15.i9.1653