TABLE 1.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUTH SIDE CHICAGO POPULATION OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION USERS (N=169)
| Weighted % (95% Confidence Interval) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) (Mean, CI) | 59.0 (56.9, 61.7) |
| Age (years) (Median, Range) | 58.7 (35.7, 86.0) |
| % Women (N=108) | 57.7 (48.4, 66.6) |
| Household Income | |
| <25K/yr (N=66) | 41.7 (32.5, 51.5) |
| ≥25K–49K/yr (N=44) | 33.6 (25.0, 43.5) |
| ≥50K–99K/yr (N=24) | 17.3 (11.2, 25.6) |
| ≥100K/yr (N=9) | 7.4(3.6, 14.6) |
| Number of Chronic Conditions (Mean (CI)) | 2.1 (1.9, 2.4) |
| Number of Chronic Conditions (median (range)) | 2.0 (0–13) |
| 0 (N=16) | 10.5 (6.0, 17.6) |
| 1 (N=43) | 26.9 (19.4, 36.1) |
| 2 (N=47) | 29.8 (22.1, 38.8) |
| 3 or more (N=60) | 32.8 (25.0, 41.7) |
| Number of Prescription Medications (mean (CI)) | 4.5 (3.0, 6.1) |
| Number of Prescription (median (range)) | 3.0 (1–40) |
| 1 (N=26) | 14.9 (9.7, 22.2) |
| 2 (N=32) | 17.1 (11.4, 24.7) |
| 3 or more (N=111) | 68.1 (59.3, 75.7) |
| Insurance Status1 | |
| Private Insurance (N=64) | 43.0 (34.3, 52.2) |
| Medicare (N=50) | 28.2 (20.8, 36.9) |
| Medicaid (N=18) | 8.7 (5.2, 14.2) |
| Other Insurance (N=4) | 1.3 (0.4, 4.1) |
| Uninsured (N=31) | 18.9 (12.2, 28.0) |
| Nearest pharmacy type | |
| Chain (N=128) | 87.9(81.7, 92.2) |
| Independent (N=25) | 12.1 (7.8, 18.3) |
| Distance to nearest Pharmacy | |
| < 1 mile (N=95) | 67.0(58.1, 74.9) |
| ≥ 1 mile (N=58) | 33.0(25.1, 41.9) |
| Cost-related underuse (N=21) | 10.3 (6.4, 16.3) |
1
This measure did not include information on prescription drug coverage.