Table 1.
Sociodemographics and Health Care Factors, by Adherence Level
| Very low adherence (MPR<20%) (n = 50) |
Others (n = 92) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | ||
| Age, < 65 | 15 (30%) | 30 (33%) |
| 65–74 | 19 (38%) | 22 (24%) |
| 75–84 | 14 (28%) | 27 (19%) |
| 85+ | 2 (4%) | 13 (14%) |
| Education, Less than high school | 12 (24%) | 20 (22%) |
| High school | 16 (32%) | 33 (36%) |
| Beyond high school | 22 (44%) | 38 (42%) |
| Health Care Factors | ||
| Office visits, < 4 | 18 (36%) | 35 (38%) |
| 4+ | 32 (64%) | 57 (62%) |
| Hospitalization, Any | 6 (12%) | 10 (11%) |
| None | 44 (88%) | 82 (89%) |
| Number of different medications, < 5 | 30 (60%) | 41 (45%) |
| 5+ | 20 (40%) | 51 (55%) |
| Hypertension, None | 35 (70%) | 52 (57%) |
| Yes | 15 (30%) | 40 (43%) |
| Diabetes, None | 48 (96%) | 88 (96%) |
| Yes | 2 (4%) | 4 (4%) |
| Lipid lowering treatments, None | 33 (66%) | 55 (60%) |
| Yes | 17 (34%) | 37 (40%) |
| Colonoscopy, None | 33 (66%) | 64 (70%) |
| Yes | 17 (34%) | 28 (30%) |
| Mammogram, None | 11 (22%) | 26 (28%) |
| Yes | 39 (78%) | 66 (72%) |
| Influenza vaccine, None | 23 (46%) | 50 (54%) |
| Yes | 27 (54%) | 42 (46%) |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, None | 48 (96%) | 88 (96%) |
| Yes | 2 (4%) | 4 (4%) |
| Charlson comorbidity score, zero | 19 (40%) | 42 (48%) |
| 1+ | 29 (60%) | 45 (52%) |
| Alcohol consumption of 2 or more drinks per day | ||
| No days per week | 35 (70%) | 76 (83%) |
| 1 – 2 days per week | 8 (16%) | 13 (14%) |
| 3 – 4 days per week | 4 (8%) | 3 (3%) |
| 5+ days per week | 3 (6%) | 0 (0%) |
Health care factors measured in health care claims data from 12 months prior to survey. None of the differences between the two columns are statistically significant, i.e., p < 0.05.