Table 1
Respondent characteristics, by category of out-of-pocket spending for drugs and pharmaceutical products, household population age 40 or older with cardiovascular-related conditions, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia, 2012
| Characteristic | Total | Out-of-pocket spending as % of household income | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | More than 0% to less than 5% | 5% or more | ||||||||||
| % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | |||||
| from | to | from | to | from | to | from | to | |||||
| Percentage of population (%) | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 19.1 | 15.8 | 23 | 76 | 72.2 | 79.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 6.2 |
| Mean out-of pocket expenses for prescription medications and pharmaceutical products ($) | 539 | 472 | 606 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 517 | 474 | 561 | 3,021Note † | 2,229 | 3,813 |
| Sex (%) | ||||||||||||
| Men | 49.9 | 46 | 53.8 | 52.6 | 41.2 | 63.7 | 46.9 | 42.2 | 51.5 | 58.5 | 45.6 | 70.4 |
| Women | 50.1 | 46.2 | 53.9 | 47.4 | 36.3 | 58.8 | 53.2 | 48.5 | 57.8 | 41.5 | 29.6 | 54.5 |
| Mean age (years) | 65.1 | 64.3 | 65.9 | 57.6 | 55.2 | 59.9 | 65.6 | 64.6 | 66.6 | 69.4Note † | 66.5 | 72.2 |
| Age group (%) | ||||||||||||
| 40 to 64 | 48.9 | 45.7 | 52.1 | 76.6 | 68.2 | 83.3 | 46.6 | 42.2 | 51.2 | 30.2Note E: Use with caution Note † | 20 | 42.90 |
| 65 to 74 | 26.9 | 23.9 | 29.9 | 13.8Note E: Use with caution | 8.8 | 21 | 29.9 | 26 | 34.2 | 33.3 | 23.3 | 44.9 |
| 75 or older | 24.3 | 21.6 | 27.1 | 9.6Note E: Use with caution | 5.9 | 15.2Note E: Use with caution | 23.4 | 20.1 | 27.1 | 36.5Note E: Use with caution | 25.1 | 49.7 |
| Household income (%) | ||||||||||||
| Less than $30,000 | 21.8 | 18.9 | 24.8 | 19.6Note E: Use with caution | 13.2 | 28.1 | 18 | 14.9 | 21.6 | 52.8Note † | 40.7 | 64.5 |
| $30,000 to $54,999 | 27.4 | 24.4 | 30.6 | 22.2Note E: Use with caution | 15.1 | 31.5 | 27.7 | 24.2 | 31.5 | 31.4Note E: Use with caution | 21.4 | 43.4 |
| $55,000 to $94,999 | 24.9 | 21.6 | 28.5 | 14.5Note E: Use with caution | 9.2 | 22.1 | 29.9 | 25.5 | 34.6 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| $95,000 or more | 25.9 | 22.5 | 29.8 | 43.7 | 32.4 | 55.7 | 24.4 | 20.4 | 28.9 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Number of chronic conditions (%) | ||||||||||||
| One | 67.8 | 64.8 | 70.9 | 73.7 | 64.7 | 81.1 | 68.8 | 64.7 | 72.6 | 47.8Note † | 36 | 59.9 |
| Two or more | 32.2 | 29.1 | 35.2 | 26.3 | 18.9 | 35.3 | 31.2 | 27.4 | 35.3 | 52.2Note † | 40.1 | 64 |
| Mean number of medications | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 6.9Note † | 5.5 | 8.2 |
| No insurance for medications (%) | 14.1 | 11.4 | 17.2 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 14.9 | 11.4 | 18.3 | 25.3Note E: Use with caution | 15.1 | 35.4 |
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... not applicable E use with caution F too unreliable to be published
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