Table 1.
Associations between opioid pain medication use and sociodemographic characteristics (N = 604)
| Characteristic | Opioid Use (N = 136), No. (%) | No Opioid Use (N = 468), No. (%) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 50.9 (9.7) | 51.1 (12.2) | 0.88 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 102 (75.0) | 388 (82.9) | 0.04 |
| Male | 34 (25.0) | 80 (17.1) | |
| Education | |||
| ≤ High school | 75 (55.1) | 253 (54.1) | 0.82 |
| ≥ Some college | 61 (44.9) | 215 (45.9) | |
| Race | 0.83 | ||
| American Indian/Native | 8 (6.1) | 24 (5.3) | |
| Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Black/African American | 49 (37.4) | 150 (33.2) | |
| White | 19 (14.5) | 59 (13.1) | |
| Multiracial | 18 (13.7) | 60 (13.3) | |
| Asian | 2 (1.5) | 7 (1.5) | |
| Other | 35 (26.7) | 151 (33.4) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.26* | ||
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 (55.9) | 288 (61.7) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 60 (44.1) | 175 (37.5) | |
| Don't know | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.9) | |
| Marital status | 0.25 | ||
| Married or living with partners | 33 (24.3) | 137 (29.3) | |
| Others | 103 (75.7) | 330 (70.7) | |
| Preferred language | 0.02* | ||
| English | 102 (84.3) | 351 (76.6) | |
| Spanish | 18 (14.9) | 107 (23.4) | |
| Other | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Born in the United States | <0.01 | ||
| No | 48 (35.3) | 249 (53.2) | |
| Yes | 88 (64.7) | 219 (46.8) |
*
Fisher exact test.