Table 1.

Characteristics of Participants (n = 295)

Characteristic	% (n)
Age (M = 45.63, SD = 15.97)
18–25	12.3 (36)
26–49	45.5 (133)
50–64	30.8 (90)
65 +	11.3 (33)
Missing	1 (3)
Gender
Female	71.5 (208)
Male	28.5 (83)
Missing	1.4 (4)
Education
Less than high school	9.6 (28)
High school/ GED/ some college/ Associates degree	74.7 (218)
College graduate	15.8 (46)
Missing	1 (3)
Currently experiencing chronic pain	41.5 (119)
Believe pain will continue throughout lifetime	34.9 (103)
Experienced a level 10 pain	69.5 (203)
Used alcohol to manage pain	4.1 (12)
Used marijuana to manage pain	8.2 (24)
Used illegal drug to manage pain	9.6 (28)
Used alcohol, marijuana, or illegal drug to manage pain	15.6 (46)
Used a non-prescribed pain medication to manage pain	30.2 (89)