Table 1.
Demographics
| Demographic variable | Base sample no. (%) | Borrowed medicine no. (%) | Did not borrow medicine no. (%) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 641 (100) | 116 (18.1) | 525 (81.9) | NA |
| Age | 18 to 92 (median, 49 years) | 45.61 (14.36) | 49.57 (16.88) | 0.016 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 41% | 51 (44) | 211 (40.2) | 0.684 |
| Female | 59% | 65 (56) | 313 (59.6) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 158 (24.7) | 28 (24.1) | 130 (24.9) | 0.615 |
| Divorced | 79 (12.4) | 11 (9.5) | 68 (13.0) | |
| Separated | 42 (6.6) | 9 (7.8) | 33 (6.3) | |
| Never married | 284 (44.4) | 57 (49.1) | 227 (43.4) | |
| Widowed | 76 (11.9) | 11 (9.5) | 65 (12.4) | |
| Race | ||||
| African American | 483 (75.4) | 96 (82.8) | 387 (73.7) | 0.076 |
| Caucasian | 74 (11.5) | 7 (6) | 67 (12.8) | |
| Other | 84 (13.1) | 13 (11.2) | 71 (13.5) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 66 (10.3) | 10 (8.6) | 56 (10.7) | 0.512 |
| Non-Hispanic/Latino | 575 (89.7) | 106 (91.4) | 469 (89.3) | |
| Recruitment sites | ||||
| ED | 159 (24.8) | 26 (22.4) | 133 (25.3) | 0.682 |
| Resident internal medicine practice | 177 (27.6) | 35 (30.2) | 142 (27) | |
| Faculty internal medicine practice | 139 (21.7) | 22 (19 | 117 (22.3) | |
| Inpatient wards | 166 (25.9) | 33 (28.4) | 133 (25.3) | |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 196 (30.6) | 33 (28.4) | 163 (31.1) | 0.221 |
| Completed high school or GED | 258 (40.2) | 46 (39.7) | 212 (40.5) | |
| Some college | 95 (14.8) | 24 (20.7) | 71 (13.5) | |
| College graduate | 91 (14.2) | 13 (11.2) | 78 (14.9) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Full time | 204 (31.8) | 40 (34.5) | 164 (31.2) | 0.36 |
| Part time | 41 (6.4) | 8 (6.9) | 33 (6.3) | |
| Unemployed | 154 (24) | 28 (24.1) | 126 (24) | |
| Retired | 119 (18.6) | 14 (12.1) | 105 (20) | |
| Disabled | 123 (19.2) | 26 (22.4) | 97 (18.5) | |
| Currently have a PCP | ||||
| Yes | 546 (85.2) | 98 (84.5) | 448 (85.3) | 0.815 |
| No | 95 (14.8) | 18 (15.5) | 77 (14.7) | |
| Last seen by PCP | ||||
| <1 month | 181 (28.2) | 28 (28.6) | 153 (34.2) | 0.246 |
| 1–6 months | 251 (39.2) | 43 (43.9) | 208 (46.5) | |
| >6 months–1 year | 48 (7.5) | 13 (13.3) | 35 (7.8) | |
| >1 year | 65 (10.1) | 14 (14.3) | 51 (11.4) | |
| Currently have health insurance | ||||
| Yes | 574 (89.5) | 102 (87.9) | 472 (89.9) | 0.529 |
| No | 67 (10.5) | 14 (12.1) | 53 (10.1) | |
| Insurance carrier | ||||
| Medicaid | 247 (38.5) | 56 (48.7) | 191(36.7) | 0.007 |
| Medicare | 138 (21.5) | 12 (10.4) | 126 (24.2) | |
| Private | 184 (28.7) | 33 (28.7) | 151 (29.0) | |
| Uninsured | 67 (10.5) | 14 (12.2) | 53 (10.2) | |
| Routinely asked about medication usage by PCP | ||||
| Yes | 525 (81.9) | 84 (72.4) | 441 (84.2%) | 0.002 |
| No | 113 (17.6) | 32 (27.6) | 81 (15.5%) | |
| Has a chance to tell PCP about medication usage | ||||
| Yes | 562 (87.7) | 98 (84.5) | 464 (88.4) | 0.358 |
| No | 77 (12.0) | 18 (15.5) | 59 (11.2) | |
| History of drug abuse | ||||
| Yes | 78 (12.2) | 23 (19.8) | 55 (10.5) | 0.005 |
| No | 563 (87.8) | 93 (80.2) | 470 (89.5) | |
| History of alcohol abuse | ||||
| Yes | 60 (9.4) | 14 (12.1) | 46 (8.8) | 0.271 |
| No | 580 (90.5) | 102 (87.9) | 478 (91.2) | |
| History of mental illness | ||||
| Yes | 89 (13.9) | 22 (19) | 67 (12.8) | 0.08 |
| No | 552 (86.1) | 94 (81) | 458 (87.2) | |
| History of chronic pain | ||||
| Yes | 224 (34.9) | 50 (43.1) | 174 (33.1) | 0.042 |
| No | 417 (65.1) | 66 (56.9) | 351 (66.9) | |
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