Table 1: Characteristics and sample-weighted prevalence of cost-related nonadherence among Canadian respondents to the 2014 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Older Adults.
Characteristic | No. (%) | CRNA, % |
Overall | 4690 (100) | 8.3 |
Age*, yr | ||
55-64 | 1926 (41) | 13.1 |
≥ 65 | 2764 (59) | 4.8 |
Self-reported health status* | ||
Fair or poor | 1108 (24) | 13 |
Good | 1204 (26) | 8 |
Excellent or very good | 2378 (51) | 6.3 |
Sex | ||
Male | 1741 (37) | 7.7 |
Female | 2949 (63) | 8.9 |
Income* | ||
Low | 2378 (51) | 11.7 |
Average | 1204 (26) | 5.3 |
High | 1108 (24) | 3.4 |
Private health insurance* | ||
No | 2050 (44) | 11 |
Yes | 2640 (56) | 5.9 |
Province/group | ||
British Columbia and Manitoba | 451 (10) | 8.5 |
Alberta and Saskatchewan | 1035 (22) | 5.7 |
Quebec | 903 (19) | 8 |
Atlantic provinces | 960 (20) | 9.5 |
Ontario | 1341 (29) | 8.9 |
Note: CRNA = cost-related nonadherence.
*Subgroup differences statistically significant at p = 0.05.