Table 1.
Female College Student Characteristics and Likelihood of Obtaining Birth Control from a Community Pharmacist.
| Characteristic | No. Stds. | Percent of Students | Percent Likely to Obtain BC from a Pharmacist | p-Value | Characteristic | No. Stds. | Percent of Students | Percent Likely to Obtain BC from a Pharmacist | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | 834 | 0.962 | Healthcare student | 528 | 63.70% | 77.5% 1 | 0.044 | ||
| White | 692 | 83.0% | 75.4% | Pharmacy | 274 | 51.90% | 83.3% | ||
| Asian | 67 | 8.3% | 69.7% | Nursing | 72 | 13.60% | 66.2% | ||
| Black/African American | 40 | 4.8% | 68.4% | Physician | 33 | 6.30% | 74.2% | ||
| More than one race | 22 | 2.6% | 71.4% | Physician Assistant | 17 | 3.20% | 76.5% | ||
| American Indian or Alaskan | 7 | 0.8% | 83.3% | Social worker | 16 | 3.00% | 71.4% | ||
| Native | Other | 116 | 25.00% | 72.3% | |||||
| Other | 5 | 0.7% | 80.0% | Non-healthcare student | 298 | 36.30% | 69.3% 1 | 0.599 | |
| Ethnicity | 833 | 0.741 | Business | 71 | 23.80% | 61.8% | |||
| Arab American | 56 | 6.7% | 74.5% | Law | 33 | 11.10% | 75.8% | ||
| Hispanic/Latina | 37 | 4.4% | 82.4% | Engineering | 32 | 10.70% | 67.7% | ||
| Religion/Spirituality | 859 | 0.547 | Education | 32 | 10.70% | 65.5% | |||
| Christianity | 486 | 58.9% | 75.8% | Science | 26 | 8.70% | 76.0% | ||
| Agnostic | 122 | 14.8% | 74.2% | Arts, music, theater | 23 | 7.70% | 69.6% | ||
| Atheist | 117 | 14.2% | 73.7% | Liberal arts | 22 | 7.40% | 68.4% | ||
| Islam | 52 | 6.3% | 72.5% | Humanities | 13 | 4.40% | 92.3% | ||
| Hinduism | 12 | 1.5% | 66.7% | Communications | 10 | 3.40% | 80.0% | ||
| Buddhism | 7 | 0.8% | 66.7% | Computers and | 10 | 3.40% | 66.7% | ||
| Judaism | 6 | 0.7% | 66.7% | information | |||||
| Other | 18 | 2.8% | 77.3% | technology | |||||
| Citizenship | 833 | 0.001 | Other | 28 | 9.30% | 63.0% | |||
| American born | 765 | 91.8% | 74.5% | Institution type | 763 | 0.085 | |||
| Naturalized citizen | 43 | 5.2% | 76.2% | University and state | 713 | 92.20% | 76.40% | ||
| Immigrant | 10 | 1.2% | 77.8% | Community college | 50 | 7.80% | 63.0% | ||
| Student visa | 10 | 1.2% | 100% | Student enrollment | 833 | 0.555 | |||
| Other | 5 | 0.6% | 20.0% | Full time | 750 | 90.00% | 74.4% | ||
| Residence during school | 832 | 0.415 | Part time | 74 | 8.90% | 77.5% | |||
| Apartment | 228 | 27.4% | 77.1% | No degree, fun class | 9 | 1.10% | 75.0% | ||
| With parents or family | 213 | 25.6% | 71.6% | Degree | 833 | 0.017 | |||
| House | 204 | 24.5% | 74.1% | Graduate | 436 | 52.30% | 79.4% | ||
| Dormitory | 108 | 13.0% | 82.4% | Undergraduate | 274 | 32.90% | 67.4% | ||
| University college | 78 | 9.4% | 65.8% | Associate | 88 | 10.60% | 73.2% | ||
| apartment | Other | 35 | 4.20% | 75.0% | |||||
| Homeless | 1 | 0.1% | 100% | Employment | 859 | 0.529 | |||
| City size of childhood | 859 | 0.405 | Part time | 544 | 65.30% | 74.7% | |||
| Detroit and suburb | 205 | 24.6% | 70.2% | Not working | 192 | 23.00% | 76.6% | ||
| Urban cluster | 178 | 21.3% | 81.1% | Full time | 97 | 11.60% | 70.0% | ||
| Rural town or village | 170 | 20.4% | 76.5% | Health insurance | 832 | 0.199 | |||
| Small city | 112 | 13.4% | 69.2% | Parents’ plan | 545 | 65.50% | 76.3% | ||
| Medium city | 71 | 8.5% | 73.9% | Public plan | 130 | 15.60% | 68.5% | ||
| Large city | 64 | 7.7% | 74.2% | Private plan | 125 | 15.00% | 74.2% | ||
| Foreign born | 20 | 2.4% | 80.0% | None | 21 | 2.50% | 77.8% | ||
| Remote area | 14 | 1.7% | 78.6% | Unknown | 11 | 1.30% | 60.0% | ||
| Childhood residence | 832 | 0.876 | Medication insurance | 831 | 0.313 | ||||
| Lower peninsula | 688 | 82.4% | 74.3% | Private plan | 523 | 62.90% | 77.0% | ||
| Upper peninsula | 76 | 9.1% | 77.8% | Public plan | 125 | 15.00% | 70.3% | ||
| Outside of Michigan | 45 | 5.4% | 72.1% | Unknown | 125 | 15.00% | 69.4% | ||
| Foreign country | 26 | 3.1% | 80.8% | None | 58 | 7.00% | 72.7% | ||
| Political party | 830 | 0.742 | |||||||
| Democrat | 371 | 44.70% | 73.4% | ||||||
| None | 194 | 23.40% | 74.3% | ||||||
| Republican | 157 | 18.90% | 79.3% | ||||||
| Independent | 96 | 11.60% | 70.7% | ||||||
| Other | 4 | 1.40% | 83.3% |
1p-value for the difference between health care and non-health care students = 0.036. BC = birth control.