Table 1.

Demographic Data for Survey Responders

Variable (Number)Number (%)
Gender (301)
    Male144 (48.0)
    Female156 (52.0)
Age (301)
    18–3987 (28.9)
    40–4958 (19.3)
    50–5957 (18.9)
    ≥6099 (32.9)
Race (300)
Non-Hispanic black36 (12.0)
    Non-Hispanic white179 (59.7)
    Hispanic21 (7.0)
    Asian18 (6.0)
    Other21 (7.0)
    I prefer not to answer25 (8.3)
Current number of medications (299)
    013 (4.3)
    1–5206 (68.9)
    6–1067 (22.4)
    ≥1113 (4.3)
Unused or expired medications in home (298)
    0130 (43.6)
    1–5143 (48.0)
    6–1019 (6.4)
    11–254 (1.3)
    ≥252 (0.7)
Visits to pharmacy in prior 3 months (299)
    039 (13.0)
    164 (21.4)
    270 (23.4)
    353 (17.7)
    ≥473 (24.4)
Had ever been given advice on medication disposal by a medical provider (299)
    Yes59 (19.7)
    No240 (80.3)