Table 1.
Patients | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|
Non-persistent
(n=976) |
Persistent
(n=162) |
||
Gender | 367 (38%) | 70 (43%) | 0.2 |
Female, n | |||
Age, years | 44.4 (10.7) | 47.6 (9.5) | 0.0003 |
Mean (SD) | |||
Geographic Region, n | 0.011 | ||
Northeast | 227 (23%) | 49 (30%) | 0.06 |
North Central | 360 (37%) | 54 (33%) | 0.4 |
South | 264 (27%) | 29 (18%) | 0.007 |
West | 125 (13%) | 30 (19%) | 0.08 |
Employee Type, n | 0.007 | ||
Salaried | 253 (26%) | 55 (34%) | 0.03 |
Hourly | 336 (34%) | 34 (21%) | 0.0002 |
Other | 48 (5%) | 8 (5%) | 1.0 |
Unknown | 339 (35%) | 65 (40%) | 0.2 |
Employment Status, n | 0.028 | ||
Active | 757 (78%) | 110 (68%) | 0.01 |
Retiree | 194 (20%) | 46 (28%) | 0.03 |
Other/Unknown | 25 (3%) | 6 (4%) | 0.5 |
Median Household Income* | |||
Mean (SD) | $48,379 ($20,204) | $54,138 ($22,683) | 0.003 |
% College Education* | |||
Mean (SD) | 27 (17) | 30 (18) | 0.01 |
By ZIP code.