Table 1.
The population breakdown and percentages across the different factors with in each variable for the study populations
| Variable | Factor | Q. Sent (%) (n = 79 834) | Responded (%) (n = 25 768) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 52 129 (65.3) | 16 591 (64.4) |
| Male | 27 705 (34.7) | 9177 (35.6) | |
| Age | 18–35 | 21 249 (26.6) | 4437 (17.2) |
| 36–50 | 19 091 (23.9) | 5637 (21.9) | |
| 51–65 | 22 477 (28.2) | 8849 (34.3) | |
| >65 | 17 017 (21.3) | 6845 (26.6) | |
| Race | White | 61 448 (77) | 21 882 (84.9) |
| African American | 14 336 (18) | 2842 (11) | |
| American Indian | 121 (0.2) | 29 (0.1) | |
| Asian | 853 (1.1) | 202 (0.8) | |
| Other | 1874 (2.3) | 441 (1.7) | |
| Unknown | 1202 (1.5) | 372 (1.4) | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic | 74 762 (93.6) | 24 523 (95.2) |
| Hispanic | 889 (1.1) | 225 (0.9) | |
| Unknown | 4183 (5.2) | 1020 (4) | |
| Marital status | Married or significant other | 5086 (6.4) | 1743 (6.8) |
| Divorced or separated | 48 193 (60.4) | 17 532 (68) | |
| Single | 22 315 (28) | 5301 (20.6) | |
| Widowed | 2497 (3.1) | 787 (3.1) | |
| Unknown | 1743 (2.2) | 405 (1.6) | |
| Payer category | Private or commercial | 46 176 (57.8) | 14 793 (57.4) |
| Medicaid | 5154 (6.5) | 902 (3.5) | |
| Medicare | 21 973 (27.5) | 8556 (33.2) | |
| Military or Other Gov. | 2258 (2.8) | 706 (2.7) | |
| Self-pay | 4273 (5.4) | 811 (3.1) | |
| CCI | C_0 | 40 963 (51.3) | 11 564 (44.9) |
| C_1 | 15 004 (18.8) | 5104 (19.8) | |
| C_2–3 | 12 661 (15.9) | 4858 (18.9) | |
| C_4–7 | 6011 (7.5) | 2214 (8.6) | |
| C_8+ | 5195 (6.5) | 2028 (7.9) |
χ2 test P-values <0.001 for all variables.
Abbreviations: Q. Sent: number of individuals who were invited to participate in the questionnaire via the portal; Responded; number of individuals who responded to the questionnaire; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index: C_0: CCI = 0; C_1: CCI = 1; C_2–3: CCI = 2 or 3; C_4–7: CCI between 4 and 7 inclusive; C_8+: CCI 8 or more.