Table 1. Physician Deception Within Various Demographic Categories

Characteristics	Patients (n)	Patients Who Ever Attempted to Deceive A Physician	Patients Who Attempted to Deceive a Physician for a Drug to Abuse	Patients Who Attempted to Deceive a Physician for a Drug to Sell
Sex
Male	1136	4.8 (55)^*	4.3 (49)^*	2.7 (31)^*
Female	1210	3.1 (38)	2.7 (33)	1.4 (17)
Race
African American	557	3.8 (21)	2.9 (16)^*	1.8 (10)^*
White	1574	3.7 (59)^*	3.4 (53)^*	1.8 (28)^*
Other	154	7.8 (12)	7.8 (12)	5.9 (9)
Age (years)
17–19	1214	3.9 (47)	3.4 (41)	1.7 (20)
20–22	951	4.1 (39)	3.7 (35)	2.5 (24)
23–25	95	3.2 (3)	2.1 (2)	2.1 (2)
≥26	77	5.2 (4)	5.2 (4)	2.6 (2)
Student athlete
No	2222	3.7 (83)^*	3.3 (73)^*	1.8 (41)^*
Yes	125	8.0 (10)	7.2 (9)	5.6 (7)
Fraternity/sorority
No	1978	3.7 (74)	3.3 (65)	1.8 (35)^*
Yes	369	5.1 (19)	4.6 (17)	3.5 (13)^*
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual	2254	3.6 (81)^*	3.1 (70)^*	1.7 (39)^*
LGBT	64	14.1 (9)	14.1 (9)	10.9 (7)
Employed
No	1646	3.3 (55)^*	2.9 (47)^*	1.5 (24)^*
Part time	622	4.8 (30)^{^†}	4.3 (27)^*	2.7 (17)^*
Full time	79	10.1 (8)	10.1 (8)	8.9 (7)
Family income
<$10,000	65	9.2 (6)	9.2 (6)	7.7 (5)
$10,000-$24,999	135	4.4 (6)	3.0 (4)	2.2 (3)
$25,000-$49,999	316	4.7 (15)	4.7 (15)	2.2 (7)
$50,000-$74,999	441	1.8 (8)^*	1.6 (7)^*	0.7 (3)^*
$75,000-$99,999	374	3.2 (12)^*	2.4 (9)^*	2.1 (8)
$100,000-$124,999	370	3.8 (14)^*	3.0 (11)^*	1.6 (6)
$125,000-$149,999	192	3.1 (6)^{^†}	3.1 (6)	1.6 (3)
$150,000-$174,999	125	3.2 (4)	3.2 (4)	1.6 (2)
>$175,000	233	9.0 (21)	8.2 (19)	4.3 (10)
Alcohol use
No	287	1.0 (3)^*	0.7 (2)^*	1.0 (3)
Yes	2058	4.4 (90)	3.9 (80)	2.2 (45)
Marijuana use
No	980	0.8 (8)^*	0.7 (7)^*	0.4 (4)^*
Yes	1361	6.2 (85)	5.5 (75)	3.2 (44)
Pharmaceutical misuse
No	1560	1.2 (18)^*	0.9 (14)^*	0.6 (10)^*
Yes	780	9.5 (74)	8.6 (67)	4.7 (37)

Data are % (n). For each factor, the final attribute/group serves as the comparison group. Marital status and place of residence were not associated with any of the outcomes and therefore are not included. LGBT, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
↵* P < .05.
↵† P < .10.