Table 1

Descriptive statistics

	Individuals who are only covered by Medicare (N=4098)										Individuals who are covered by Medicare and other health insurance (N=4651)
Region	New England and Mid-Atlantic		EN Central and WN Central		S Atlantic		ES Central and WS Central		Mountain and Pacific		New England and Mid Atlantic		EN Central and WN Central		S Atlantic		ES Central and WS Central		Mountain and Pacific
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Total	546	13.32	885	21.6	1049	25.6	755	18.42	863	21.065	720	15.48	1093	23.5	1151	24.75	893	19.2	794	17.07
Age
<65	60	10.99	75	8.47	118	11.25	127	16.82	71	8.23	111	15.42	132	12.08	142	12.34	146	16.35	105	13.22
65–74	198	36.26	317	35.82	386	36.8	271	35.89	354	41.02	286	39.72	429	39.25	462	40.14	365	40.87	346	43.58
75–84	187	34.25	360	40.68	418	39.85	271	35.89	327	37.89	228	31.67	356	32.57	414	35.97	289	32.36	245	30.86
>85	101	18.5	133	15.03	127	12.11	86	11.39	111	12.86	95	13.19	176	16.1	133	11.56	93	10.41	98	12.34
Gender
Male	229	41.94	373	42.15	424	40.42	311	41.19	367	42.53	281	39.03	445	40.71	472	41.01	326	36.51	357	44.96
Female	317	58.06	512	57.85	625	59.58	444	58.81	496	57.47	439	60.97	648	59.29	679	58.99	567	63.49	437	55.04
Race
NH white	364	66.67	699	78.98	595	56.72	351	46.49	513	59.44	464	64.44	864	79.05	740	64.29	482	53.98	504	63.48
NH black	115	21.06	146	16.5	323	30.79	223	29.54	71	8.23	151	20.97	186	17.02	309	26.85	216	24.19	56	7.05
Hispanic	53	9.71	21	2.37	96	9.15	161	21.32	229	26.54	90	12.5	15	1.37	68	5.91	173	19.37	188	23.68
Other	14	2.56	19	2.15	35	3.34	20	2.65	50	5.79	15	2.08	28	2.56	34	2.95	22	2.46	46	5.79
Education
Less than high school education	101	18.5	111	12.54	204	19.45	226	29.93	152	17.61	137	19.03	111	10.16	190	16.51	224	25.08	142	17.88
High school/GED	288	52.75	530	59.89	571	54.43	370	49.01	435	50.41	363	50.42	674	61.67	591	51.35	474	53.08	376	47.36
Undergraduate	103	18.86	170	19.21	192	18.3	115	15.23	192	22.25	152	21.11	213	19.49	227	19.72	135	15.12	179	22.54
Graduate	54	9.89	74	8.36	82	7.82	44	5.83	84	9.73	68	9.44	95	8.69	143	12.42	60	6.72	97	12.22
Chronic disease
No chronic disease	36	6.59	60	6.78	57	5.43	32	4.24	68	7.88	52	7.22	68	6.22	60	5.21	32	3.58	61	7.68
Only one chronic disease	96	17.58	141	15.93	167	15.92	117	15.5	181	20.97	127	17.64	212	19.4	179	15.55	132	14.78	162	20.4
More than one chronic disease	414	75.82	684	77.29	825	78.65	606	80.26	614	71.15	541	75.14	813	74.38	912	79.24	729	81.63	571	71.91
Employment status
Full-time	19	3.48	40	4.52	54	5.15	31	4.11	55	6.37	50	6.94	68	6.22	72	6.26	64	7.17	56	7.05
Part-time	65	11.9	100	11.3	115	10.96	76	10.07	100	11.59	71	9.86	113	10.34	122	10.6	77	8.62	75	9.45
Unemployed	34	6.23	30	3.39	52	4.96	52	6.89	43	4.98	56	7.78	50	4.57	59	5.13	66	7.39	53	6.68
Retired	428	78.39	715	80.79	828	78.93	596	78.94	665	77.06	543	75.42	862	78.87	898	78.02	686	76.82	610	76.83
Household income
Lower income	468	85.71	755	85.31	932	88.85	678	89.8	721	83.55	631	87.64	894	81.79	976	84.8	797	89.25	651	81.99
Middle income	39	7.14	62	7.01	69	6.58	42	5.56	54	6.26	51	7.08	97	8.87	96	8.34	56	6.27	68	8.56
Upper income	39	7.14	68	7.68	48	4.58	35	4.64	88	10.2	38	5.28	102	9.33	79	6.86	40	4.48	75	9.45

EN, East North; ES, East South; GED, General Educational Development; NH, non-Hispanic; S, South; WN, West North; WS, West South.