Table 1.
Characteristics of participants completing the survey
| Characteristic | Paper survey (n=507), n (%) |
Online survey, (n=670), n (%) |
Total sample, (N=1,177), n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Female | 306 (62.1) | 542 (81.6) | 848 (73.3) |
| Male | 187 (37.9), n=493 | 122 (18.4), n=664 | 309 (26.7), n=1,157 |
| Age, years | |||
| 18–29 | 48 (9.7) | 93 (13.9) | 141 (12.1) |
| 30–49 | 98 (19.7) | 258 (38.7) | 356 (30.6) |
| 50–64 | 143 (28.8) | 254 (38.1) | 397 (34.1) |
| 65 or over | 208 (41.8), n=497 | 62 (9.3), n=667 | 270 (23.2), n=1,164 |
| Education level | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 148 (30.5) | 301 (45.2) | 449 (39.0) |
| College level | 140 (28.8) | 258 (38.7) | 398 (34.5) |
| Secondary level | 145 (29.8) | 93 (14.0) | 238 (20.6) |
| Up to primary | 53 (10.9), n=486 | 14 (2.1), n=666 | 67 (5.8), n=1,152 |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 176 (35.8) | 324 (49.0) | 500 (43.4) |
| Unemployed | 74 (15.1) | 182 (27.5) | 256 (22.2) |
| Retired | 241 (49.1), n=491 | 155 (23.4), n=661 | 396 (34.4), n=1,152 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 408 (83.8) | 613 (93.4) | 1,021 (89.3) |
| Asian/Chinese | 27 (5.5) | 28 (4.3) | 55 (4.8) |
| African/Caribbean | 44 (9.0) | 6 (0.9) | 50 (4.4) |
| Mixed | 8 (1.6), n=487 | 9 (1.4), n=656 | 17 (1.5), n=1,143 |
| Number of medicines | |||
| 1–4 | 261 (53.2) | 302 (45.2) | 563 (48.6) |
| 5–8 | 176 (35.8) | 253 (37.9) | 429 (37.0) |
| ≥9 | 54 (11.0), n=491 | 113 (16.9), n=668 | 167 (14.4), n=1,159 |
| Requires assistance with using medicines | |||
| No | 453 (91.5) | 596 (89.4) | 1,049 (90.3) |
| Yes* | 42 (8.5), n=495 | 71 (10.6), n=667 | 113 (9.7), n=1,162 |
| Pay for prescriptions | |||
| No | 349 (71.7) | 494 (72.0) | 843 (72.1) |
| Yes | 138 (28.3), n=487 | 188 (27.4), n=682 | 326 (27.9), n=1,169 |
Note:
*
Carers included spouse/partner, relative, friends, nurse, support workers, support group.