Exhibit 1.
Summary Statistics for Optimal Access to Pharmacies and Projections for the US Population.
| Proportion of the Sample (Projected Number across entire US) | |||
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| Variable | Population with optimal access to chain pharmacies a,b | Population with optimal access to independently-owned pharmacies but not chains a | Population without optimal pharmacy access a |
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| Overall Sample | 75.5% (228.5M) | 5.0% (15.1M) | 19.5% (59.0M) |
| Rurality c | |||
| Urban | 80.3% (164.6M) | 2.6% (5.4M) | 17.1% (35.1M) |
| Suburban | 69.5% (40.5M) | 5.7% (3.3M) | 24.8% (14.5M) |
| Rural | 59.7% (23.4M) | 16.3% (6.4M) | 24.0% (9.4M) |
| Age | |||
| <65 | 75.9% (195.6M) | 4.9% (12.7M) | 19.2% (49.4M) |
| 65+ | 73.1% (32.8M) | 5.5% (2.5M) | 21.3% (9.6M) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 71.7% (137.8M) | 5.7% (11.0M) | 22.5% (43.3M) |
| Hispanic | 82.8% (39.9M) | 3.6% (1.7M) | 13.6% (6.6M) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 81.6% (26.6M) | 4.6% (1.5M) | 13.8% (4.5M) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian or Native Hawaiian | 85.3% (12.8M) | 2.2% (0.33M) | 12.5% (1.9M) |
| Indian Native | 72.0% (3.1M) | 5.3% (0.23M) | 22.7% (1.0M) |
| Other | 79.3% (8.2M) | 3.9% (0.4M) | 16.7% (1.7M) |
| Household Income | |||
| <$25,000 | 77.8% (43.8M) | 5.8% (3.3M) | 16.3% (9.2M) |
| $25,000-$100,000 | 75.4% (116.1M) | 5.3% (8.2M) | 19.3% (29.7M) |
| >$100,000 | 74.3% (68.6M) | 4.0% (3.7M) | 21.7% (20.1M) |
a
Optimal access was defined as driving distance <2 miles in urban counties, <5 miles in suburban counties, and <10 miles in rural counties.
b
Includes individuals who had optimal access to independently-owned pharmacies and chains, as well as individuals who had optimal access to chain pharmacies only.
c
Based on data from the US Census Bureau data, urban counties were defined as those with <20% of rural population, suburban counties as those with 20–50% rural population, and rural counties as those with >50% of rural population.