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Table 1 Sample Description (N = 24,017)

From: Unintentional non-adherence to chronic prescription medications: How unintentional is it really?

Variable

N

%

Age, Mean (SD)

61.3 (9.4)

 

  40–49

2,415

10.1%

  50–59

7,899

32.9%

  60–64

4,922

20.5%

  65–69

4,028

16.8%

  70+

4,753

19.8%

Gender

  

  Male

11,631

48.4%

  Female

12,386

51.6%

Education

  

  High school or less

4,211

17.5%

  Some college

9,314

38.8%

  College degree

4,178

17.4%

  > College degree

6,314

26.3%

Income

  

  < 25 K

3,143

14.7%

  ≥ 25K < 50K

5,862

27.4%

  ≥50K < 75K

4,884

22.9%

  ≥75K < 100K

3,252

15.2%

  ≥100K

4,215

19.7%

Race

  

  White

22,421

94.5%

  Black

521

2.2%

  Hispanic

176

0.7%

  Other

620

2.6%

Health

  

  Fair/Poor

7,934

33.0%

  Good

10,028

41.7%

  Very good/Excellent

6,055

25.2%

Index Chronic Disease/Medication

  

  Asthma

1,773

7.4%

  Diabetes

3,098

12.9%

  Hyperlipidemia

4,639

19.3%

  Hypertension

10,199

42.5%

  Osteoporosis

3,073

12.8%

  Depression

1,235

5.1%

 

Mean

SD

Medication Beliefs Scores a

  

  Perceived need for medications

81.9

14.6

  Perceived medication concerns

66.7

21.9

  Perceived medication affordability

61.4

30.1

  1. a Multi-item scales were created for medication beliefs scales by summing raw items into a scale score and linearly transforming each sum to a 0–100 metric, with 100 representing the most favorable belief (highest perceived need, fewest perceived concerns, highest perceived affordability), 0 the least favorable, and scores in between representing the percentage of the total possible score.