Table 2.
Socioeconomic characteristics of respondents who reported personal health management (PHM) use by number of chronic conditions.
| Variable | Without chronic condition (N=22,965) | One chronic condition (N=13,325) | Multiple chronic conditions (N=13,771) | ||||
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All, n (%) | PHM, n (%) | All, n (%) | PHM, n (%) | All, n (%) | PHM, (%) | |
| Education |
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No college | 8443 (36.76) | 318 (3.77) | 5133 (38.52) | 268 (5.22) | 6495 (47.16) | 386 (5.94) |
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College | 14,522 (63.24) | 2314 (15.93) | 8192 (61.48) | 1728 (21.09) | 7276 (52.84) | 1643 (22.58) |
| Family income (US $) |
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<50,000 | 12,023 (52.35) | 844 (7.02) | 7053 (52.93) | 639 (9.06) | 8633 (62.69) | 733 (8.49) |
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50,000+ | 10,942 (47.65) | 1788 (16.34) | 6272 (47.07) | 1357 (21.64) | 5138 (37.31) | 1296 (25.22) |
| Poverty |
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Yes | 4210 (18.33) | 224 (5.32) | 2218 (16.65) | 148 (6.67) | 2500 (18.15) | 131 (5.24) |
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No | 18,755 (81.67) | 2408 (12.84) | 11,107 (83.35) | 1848 (16.64) | 11,271 (81.85) | 1898 (16.84) |
| Number of employees |
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<50 | 15,302 (66.63) | 1421 (9.29) | 8467 (63.54) | 1076 (12.71) | 8442 (61.30) | 1081 (12.81) |
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51+ | 7663 (33.37) | 1211 (15.80) | 4858 (36.46) | 920 (18.94) | 5329 (38.70) | 948 (17.79) |
| Employed |
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Employed | 16,634 (72.43) | 2139 (12.86) | 8063 (60.51) | 1448 (17.96) | 4984 (36.19) | 1093 (21.93) |
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Unemployed | 6331 (27.57) | 493 (7.79) | 5262 (39.49) | 548 (10.41) | 8787 (63.80) | 936 (10.65) |
| Insurance |
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Yes | 17,888 (77.89) | 2462 (13.76) | 11,308 (84.86) | 1868 (16.52) | 12,716 (92.34) | 1950 (15.34) |
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No | 5077 (22.11) | 170 (3.35) | 2017 (15.14) | 128 (6.35) | 1055 (7.66) | 79 (7.49) |
| Housing |
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Own home | 12,024 (52.36) | 1533 (12.75) | 8231 (61.77) | 1339 (16.27) | 9057 (65.88) | 1493 (16.48) |
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Do not own | 10,941 (47.64) | 1099 (10.04) | 5094 (38.23) | 657 (12.90) | 4714 (34.23) | 536 (11.37) |
| Food security |
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Insecure | 1291 (5.62) | 84 (6.51) | 991 (7.44) | 69 (6.96) | 1459 (10.59) | 138 (9.46) |
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Secure | 21,674 (94.38) | 2548 (11.76) | 12,334 (92.56) | 1927 (15.62) | 12,312 (89.41) | 1891 (15.36) |
| Cost barriers |
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Yes | 3811 (16.59) | 355 (9.32) | 2672 (20.05) | 342 (12.80) | 2678 (19.45) | 362 (13.52) |
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No | 19,154 (83.41) | 2277 (11.89) | 10,653 (79.95) | 1654 (15.53) | 11,093 (80.55) | 1667 (15.03) |
| Other barriers |
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Yes | 1825 (7.95) | 356 (19.51) | 1528 (11.47) | 292 (19.11) | 11,618 (84.37) | 1666 (14.34) |
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No | 21,140 (92.05) | 2276 (10.77) | 11,797 (88.53) | 1704 (14.44) | 2153 (15.63) | 363 (16.86) |