Table 1.

Age, sex, residence, number of chronic prescriptions and other household members reported by participating patients

Patient	Age [years]	Sex	Chronic prescriptions	Other household members	Residenceb
1	64	M	7	Two sons	Large city
2	88	F	6	None	Large city
3	82	F	5	None	Large city
4a	83	M	6	Spouse	Medium-sized city
5a	83	F	5	Spouse	Medium-sized city
6	66	F	9	Spouse	Medium-sized city
7	66	M	6	Spouse	Medium-sized city
8	58	M	7	Spouse	Medium-sized city
9	56	M	6	Spouse	Medium-sized city
10	60	M	12	None	Large city
11	81	F	8	Spouse	Medium-sized city
12	63	M	6	Spouse	Medium-sized city
13	62	F	8	Spouse	Medium-sized city
14	77	F	6	Spouse	Medium-sized city

^aInterview conducted with their daughter

^bLarge city: population 100,000 + ; medium-sized city: population 20,000—< 100,000