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Table 2 Description of the study population (adults with NMCP) for SPSS complex samples logistic regression analysis

From: Opioid prescribing patterns for non-malignant chronic pain for rural versus non-rural US adults: a population-based study using 2010 NAMCS data

Variables and Factors

Weighted N*

Weighted %

Patient sex

Female

6868340

73.7

Male

2457263

26.3

Patient age

18-39

565172

6.1

40-64

4070522

43.6

> = 65

4689909

50.3

Race/Ethnicity

Caucasian

7406401

79.4

Non-Caucasian

1919202

20.6

Education percent of university graduates in patient zip code

<20%

5001646

53.6

> = 20%

4323957

46.4

Poverty percent in patient zip code

<10%

4988235

53.5

> = 10%

4337368

46.5

Health Insurance status

Have Health Insurance

8805283

94.4

Do Not Have Health Insurance

520320

5.6

Primary HCP visit

Yes

6195674

66.4

No

3129929

33.6

Patient now has arthritis

No

5087784

54.6

Yes

4237819

45.4

Patient now has depression

No

7726881

82.9

Yes

1598722

17.1

Geographic locale of patient

Rural

1966383

21.1

Non-Rural

7359220

78.9

Opioid prescription**

Other Medications

5928705

63.6

Opioids

3396898

36.4

  1. *This weighted n is derived from a sample size of 2745, of which 2272 (82.8%) were non-rural residents and 473 (17.2%) rural residents.
  2. **Study Dependent Variable.
  3. NAMCS 2010 Data (weighted n =9,325,603).