Respondent background characteristics | Medication users (n = 111) | Medication non-users (n = 50) |
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Age, median (range), y | 59 (21–81) | 44 (18–71)* |
Gender (male), No. (%) | 47 (42%) | 25 (50%) |
Education, No. (%) | Â | Â |
≤ Year 12 or equivalent | 52 (47%) | 24 (48%) |
> Year 12 or equivalent | 59 (53%) | 26 (52%) |
Income (weekly $AU household, before tax), No. (%) | Â | Â |
< $650 | 47 (42%) | 12 (24%) |
≥ $650 | 46 (41%) | 27 (54%) |
Prefer not to answer | 18 (16%) | 11 (22%) |
Health Care Concession Card Holder (yes), No. (%) | 72 (65%) | 26 (52%) |
Private Health Insurance (yes), No. (%) | 57 (51%) | 20 (40%) |
Number Household Dependents, No. (%) | Â | Â |
0 | 86 (77%) | 32 (64%) |
≥ 1 | 25 (23%) | 18 (36%) |
Ever Taken Prescribed Medications (no), No. (%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (12%)* |
Complementary/Natural Therapy Use (yes), No. (%) | 54 (49%) | 23 (46%) |
Beliefs about Medication – general, mean (sd) | 26.9 (5.8) | 24.6 (5.4)* |
Number of prescribed medications, median (range) | 3 (0–24) | Not Applicable |