Characteristics of respondents by wave and by Sunshine state residence
| Weighted distribution % | Statistical significance (Bonferroni correction)* | Weighted distribution %† | Statistical significance (Bonferroni correction)* | |||
| wave 1, 2014 | wave 2, 2016 | Sunshine | non-Sunshine | |||
| (n=3542) | (n=2180) | Balanced panel (n=2180) | ||||
| Gender | ns | ns | ||||
| Female | 52% | 52% | 55% | 52% | ||
| Male | 48% | 48% | 45% | 48% | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | ns | ‡ | ||||
| Caucasian | 66% | 65% | 92% | 63% | ||
| Hispanic | 15% | 16% | 3% | 16% | ||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 11% | 12% | 2% | 12% | ||
| Other | 8% | 8% | 2% | 8% | ||
| Age | ns | ns | ||||
| <=20 | 4% | 2% | 1% | 5% | ||
| 21–30 | 19% | 18% | 15% | 19% | ||
| 31–40 | 16% | 17% | 15% | 17% | ||
| 41–50 | 15% | 17% | 15% | 16% | ||
| 51–60 | 21% | 21% | 28% | 21% | ||
| 61+ | 25% | 26% | 26% | 22% | ||
| Education | ns | ns | ||||
| Less than high school | 12% | 11% | 4% | 13% | ||
| High school graduate | 30% | 29% | 28% | 31% | ||
| Some college | 29% | 29% | 26% | 27% | ||
| College graduate | 29% | 32% | 41% | 29% | ||
| Household Income | ns | § | ||||
| $0–$24 999 | 18% | 17% | 8% | 14% | ||
| $25 000–$49 999 | 22% | 21% | 15% | 21% | ||
| $50 000–$74 999 | 18% | 18% | 15% | 18% | ||
| $75 000–$99 999 | 15% | 14% | 17% | 14% | ||
| $100 000+ | 26% | 30% | 45% | 33% | ||
| Employment | ‡ | ns | ||||
| Employed for pay | 51% | 57% | 60% | 54% | ||
| Self-employed | 7% | 6% | 8% | 7% | ||
| Retired | 19% | 18% | 20% | 17% | ||
| Not working-disability | 7% | 6% | 3% | 7% | ||
| Not working-other | 17% | 12% | 9% | 16% | ||
| Urban/Rural | ns | ns | ||||
| Urban | 84% | 86% | 88% | 84% | ||
| Rural | 16% | 14% | 12% | 16% | ||
| Resides in state with Sunshine Law | ns | – | ||||
| No | 96% | 96% | – | – | ||
| Yes | 4% | 4% | – | – | ||
| Self-rated health | ns | ns | ||||
| Excellent | 14% | 13% | 17% | 14% | ||
| Good | 61% | 64% | 64% | 63% | ||
| Fair | 21% | 20% | 19% | 21% | ||
| Poor | 4% | 3% | 1% | 3% | ||
| Diagnosis of chronic condition¶ | ns | ns | ||||
| No | 45% | 46% | 39% | 45% | ||
| Yes | 55% | 54% | 61% | 55% | ||
| Diagnosis of mental health disorder | ‡ | ns | ||||
| No | 82% | 98% | 82% | 83% | ||
| Yes | 18% | 2% | 18% | 17% | ||
| Diagnosis of cancer | § | ns | ||||
| No | 91% | 94% | 92% | 92% | ||
| Yes | 9% | 6% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Diagnosis of stroke or myocardial infarction | ns | ns | ||||
| No | 97% | 95% | 98% | 97% | ||
| Yes | 3% | 5% | 2% | 3% | ||
| Any health insurance coverage | ‡ | ns | ||||
| No | 18% | 8% | 8% | 16% | ||
| Yes | 82% | 92% | 92% | 84% | ||
Percentages may not add up to 100 because of rounding.
*P values are from χ2 test of independence with Rao-Scott correction, testing the difference in distribution values between the two groups of respondents. ‡ and § indicate significance with Bonferroni correction.
†Respondent characteristics from wave 1 (2014) survey.
‡Significant at 0.01 level with Bonferroni correction (0.01/13=0.00077).
§Significant at 0.05 level with Bonferroni correction (0.05/13=0.0038).
¶Chronic conditions include acid reflux, asthma, atrial fibrillation, COPD, chronic pain, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, epilepsy, eye disease, gout, heart disease, hepatitis C, hypertension, high cholesterol, HIV, kidney disease, multiple sclerosis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and sleep disorder.
ns, not significant.