Table E2.
Demographic characteristics of asthma prescription encounters
| Characteristic | Prescription cohort (n) |
|
|---|---|---|
| All medicines (1624) | Steroids (402) | |
| Sex, n (%) | ||
| Male | 917 (56) | 213 (53) |
| Female | 708 (44) | 189 (47) |
| Race, n (%) | ||
| White | 664 (41) | 74 (18) |
| Black | 666 (41) | 280 (70) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 36 (2) | 6 (1) |
| Other | 252 (16) | 42 (10) |
| Unknown | 7 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| Non-Hispanic/Latino | 1434 (88) | 372 (93) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 180 (11) | 30 (7) |
| Unknown | 11 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Birth year, n (%) | ||
| Before 2000 | 11 (1) | 1 (0) |
| 2000-2004 | 208 (13) | 62 (15) |
| 2005-2009 | 392 (24) | 85 (21) |
| 2010-2014 | 533 (33) | 131 (33) |
| 2015 or later | 481 (30) | 123 (31) |
| Payer type, n (%) | ||
| Non-Medicaid | 912 (56) | 148 (37) |
| Medicaid | 713 (44) | 254 (63) |