Table 1.

Characteristics of Adolescents with Medicaid Coverage in 2011 and 2019—National Immunization Survey–Teen

Year20112019
N1,6412,121
N (weighted %)N (weighted %)
Age
 13391 (24.9)482 (22.1)
 14335 (17.0)464 (22.2)
 15339 (23.9)430 (21.1)
 16320 (19.3)413 (18.8)
 17256 (14.8)332 (15.9)
Sex
 Male796 (49.3)1,124 (52.0)
 Female845 (50.7)997 (48.0)
Race
 White, non-Hispanic653 (34.9)962 (37.3)
 Black, non-Hispanic291 (24.6)182 (18.2)
 Hispanic536 (30.7)767 (37.0)
 Other, non-Hispanic161 (9.8)210 (7.6)
Poverty status
 Above poverty701 (35.3)1,119 (48.8)
 Below poverty873 (60.2)897 (43.4)
 Missing67 (4.5)105 (7.8)
Mother’s age
 ≤34295 (22.5)299 (15.9)
 35 to 44809 (51.6)1,136 (54.8)
 ≥45537 (25.9)686 (29.3)
Mother’s marital status
 Married809 (40.0)970 (38.7)
 Not married832 (60.0)1,151 (61.3)
Number of visits to doctors in a previous yeara
 None233 (15.4)259 (13.9)
 1375 (23.3)499 (25.9)
 2+1,012 (61.3)1,332 (60.1)
Vaccination providers facility type
 Private563 (34.0)801 (41.7)
 Public425 (27.6)446 (20.9)
 Hospital130 (7.6)260 (10.2)
 STD/School/Teen clinic/other59 (3.8)42 (2.4)
 Mixed330 (18.8)434 (16.5)
 Missing134 (8.2)138 (8.3)
Medicaid Expansion status
 Not expandedNA1,162 (60.0)
 ExpandedNA959 (40.0)
Mean state Medicaid managed care penetration rate (SD)53.0% (33.3%)71.4% (38.8%)
  • Notes. aSum does not equal sample size because of missing (n = 1,620 for 2011, n = 2,090 for 2019).

  • Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.