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Table 1 Summary statistics for prescription drug abuse regression variables

From: Recognition and stigma of prescription drug abuse disorder: personal and community determinants

Variables

Min.

Max.

Mean

Std. Dev.

2017 American Community Survey Estimatesa

Own Prescription Drug Abuse: Yes

0

1

0.138

0.345

Family/Friend Prescription Drug Abuse

0

1

0.338

0.473

Male

0

1

0.425

0.495

0.487

White

0

1

0.849

0.358

0.730b

ID: Prescription Drug Abuse

0

1

0.678

0.468

Age 18–34

0

1

0.323

0.468

0.243c

Age 55+

0

1

0.319

0.466

0.276

Income <$25 K

0

1

0.200

0.400

0.214

Income $25-50 K

0

1

0.247

0.432

0.225

Income $75-100 K

0

1

0.171

0.377

0.123

Income $100 K+

0

1

0.190

0.393

0.262

Education: some college

0

1

0.307

0.462

0.208

Education: college degree

0

1

0.273

0.446

0.274d

Education: college above bachelors

0

1

0.166

0.373

0.118

Name: Michelle

0

1

0.502

0.500

Northeast

0

1

0.176

0.381

0.172

Midwest

0

1

0.244

0.430

0.210

West

0

1

0.225

0.418

0.238

  1. aSource: American Fact Finder. American Community Survey (ACS) 2017
  2. bWhite race alone. Proportion white race and other races in ACS is 0.757
  3. cCensus reports 15–19 age bracket. Two-fifths of that age bracket were added to the 20 to 34 age brackets to estimate the ACS 18–34 proportion
  4. dCombined bachelors and associates degrees