Table 1 Characteristics of the population’s licit prescription drug use
Licit prescription drug use in total population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Â | Yes | No |
| Â | Â | N(%) | N(%) |
All | Â | 205827 (66) | 108150 (35) |
Gender | Female | 121682 (77) | 37021 (23) |
| Â | Male | 84145 (54) | 71129 (46) |
Age | 20-29 | 23916 (51) | 23289 (49) |
| Â | 30-39 | 27666 (53) | 24568 (47) |
| Â | 40-49 | 30419 (56) | 24293 (44) |
| Â | 50-59 | 34946 (65) | 19045 (35) |
| Â | 60-69 | 36745 (73) | 11376 (34) |
| Â | 70-79 | 27643 (87) | 4038 (13) |
| Â | 80- | 24492 (94) | 1541 (6) |
Multi-morbidity | Â | Â | Â |
level | 0 | 26822 (26) | 75013 (74) |
| Â | 1 | 30364 (69) | 13491 (31) |
| Â | 2 | 51674 (80) | 12913 (20) |
| Â | 3 | 82988 (93) | 6595 (7) |
| Â | 4 | 10775 (99) | 126 (1) |
| Â | 5 | 3204 (99.6) | 12 (0.4) |
Educational level* | 1 | 15377 (73) | 5732 (27) |
up to 60–69years | 2 | 16292 (62) | 10003 (38) |
| Â | 3 | 74886 (60) | 50695 (40) |
| Â | 4 | 45296 (56) | 35001 (44) |
Income level** | 1 | 55260 (70) | 23185 (30) |
| Â | 2 | 59030 (75) | 19415 (25) |
| Â | 3 | 48816 (62) | 29630 (38) |
| Â | 4 | 42720 (55) | 35724 (45) |