Table 2

Descriptive statistics of the study population (n=57)*

VariableNumber (%)Mean±SD
Sociodemographics
 Age73.94±6.41
Gender
 Male11 (19.3)
 Female44 (77.2)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic4 (7.0)
 Non-Hispanic50 (87.7)
Racial background
 White Caucasian27 (47.4)
 Black or African-American20 (35.1)
 Asian2 (3.5)
 Mixed race5 (8.8)
Years of school completed
 8 grades or less0
 Some high school4 (7.0)
 High school graduate or GED9 (15.8)
 Some college16 (28.1)
 College graduate8 (14.0)
 Graduate degree17 (29.8)
Health insurance plan in the past 6 months
 An individual plan2 (3.5)
 A plan through your employer2 (3.5)
 Military or VA Health Plan1 (1.8)
 Medicaid6 (10.5)
 Medicare12 (21.1)
 More than one type of health insurance32 (56.1)
 I have not had an insurance plan in the past 6 months2 (3.5)
Clinical characteristics
Self-rated health
 Excellent3 (5.3)
 Very good18 (31.6)
 Good25 (43.9)
 Fair10 (17.5)
 Poor0
Number of prescription medications taken daily5.55±3.40
 16 (10.71)
 ≥250 (89.3)
Number of pharmacies used in the past 6 months1.26±0.52
 140 (71.43)
 ≥214 (25.0)
Pharmacy type
 Chain42 (73.7)
 Independent10 (17.5)
 Mail order1 (1.8)
 Internet2 (3.5)
  • *Three individuals' survey data were incomplete or missing.

  • GED, General Educational Development for Certificate of High School Equivalency; VA, Department of Veteran Affairs.