From: Unintentional non-adherence to chronic prescription medications: How unintentional is it really?
 | Any unintentional non-adherence |
---|---|
 | N (%) |
Age * | Â |
40–49 | 1,909 (79.0%) |
50–59 | 6,029 (76.3%) |
60–64 | 3,524 (71.6%) |
65–69 | 2,629 (65.3%) |
70 and up | 2,741 (57.7%) |
Gender | Â |
Male | 8,157 (70.1%) |
Female | 8,675 (70.0%) |
Race * | Â |
White | 15,618 (69.7%) |
Other | 1,008 (76.5%) |
Education * | Â |
High school or less | 2,803 (66.6%) |
Some college | 6,710 (72.0%) |
College degree | 2,925 (70.0%) |
Greater than college degree | 4,394 (70.0%) |
Employment Status * | Â |
Looking for a job | 522 (78.9%) |
Not looking for a job | 1,308 (69.3%) |
Retired | 5,686 (62.8%) |
Disabled | 413 (74.5%) |
Employed | 8,903 (75.1%) |
Income * | Â |
< 25K | 2,308 (73.4%) |
≥ 25K < 50K | 4,125 (70.4%) |
≥50K < 75K | 3,471 (71.1%) |
≥75K < 100K | 2,252 (69.2%) |
≥100K | 2,948 (69.9%) |
Self-Rated Health * | Â |
Poor/fair | 5,913 (74.5%) |
Good | 7,104 (70.8%) |
Very Good/Excellent | 3,815 (63.0%) |
Disease * | Â |
Asthma | 1,338 (75.5%) |
Diabetes | 2,336 (75.4%) |
Hyperlipidemia | 3,209 (69.2%) |
Osteoporosis | 2,365 (77.0%) |
Depression | 783 (63.4%) |
Hypertension | 6,801 (66.7%) |
Perceived Need for Medication * | Â |
Quartile 1 (Worst) | 3,159 (75.5%) |
Quartile 2 | 4,960 (74.7%) |
Quartile 3 | 4,322 (70.7%) |
Quartile 4 (Best) | 4,391 (62.0%) |
Perceived Medication Affordability * | |
Quartile 1 (Worst) | 4,297 (82.2%) |
Quartile 2 | 3,774 (72.9%) |
Quartile 3 | 5,097 (68.3%) |
Quartile 4 (Best) | 3,664 (59.6%) |
Perceived Medication Concerns * | Â |
Quartile 1 (Worst) | 3,247 (77.6%) |
Quartile 2 | 5,077 (73.6%) |
Quartile 3 | 4,346 (70.7%) |
Quartile 4 (Best) | 4,162 (61.3%) |