Table 2 Sociodemographics of individuals accepting and declining the RPI
Variable | Individuals accepting RPI (n = 115) (As percentage of variable.) | Individuals declining RPI (n = 145) (As percentage of variable.) | Total offered RPI |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 260) (As percentage of variable.) | |||
Age: | |||
18-25 | 1 (0.9%) | 15 (10.3%) | 16 (6.2%) |
26-33 | 11 (9.6%) | 23 (15.9%) | 34 (13.1%) |
34-41 | 25 (21.7%) | 40 (27.6%) | 65 (25%) |
42-49 | 30 (26.1%) | 27 (18.6%) | 57 (21.9%) |
50-57 | 23 (20%) | 21 (14.5%) | 44 (16.9%) |
58-65 | 25 (21.7%) | 19 (13.1%) | 44 (16.9%) |
Gender: | |||
female | 66 (57.4%) | 75 (51.7%) | 141 (54.2%) |
male | 49 (42.6%) | 70 (48.3%) | 119 (45.8%) |
Payment for prescriptions: | |||
Paid | 41 (35.7%) | 23 (15.9%) | 64 (24.6%) |
Exempt | 64 (55.6%) | 102 (70.3%) | 166 (63.9%) |
Unknown | 10 (8.7%) | 20 (13.8%) | 30 (11.5%) |
Ethnicity: | |||
White | 103 (89.6%) | 113 (77.9%) | 216 (83%) |
Other | 11 (9.6%) | 15 (10.3%) | 26 (10%) |
Not recorded | 1 (0.8%) | 17 (11.8%) | 18 (7%) |
Occupation: | |||
Full time student | 5 (4.3%) | 6 (4.1%) | 11 (4.2%) |
Home carer | 9 (7.8%) | 13 (9.0%) | 22 (8.4%) |
Intermediate | 6 (5.2%) | 10 (6.8%) | 16 (6.2%) |
Managerial/ professional | 3 (2.6%) | 5 (3.4%) | 8 (3.1%) |
Never worked/ unemployed | 19 (16.5%) | 35 (24.1%) | 54 (20.8%) |
Retired | 13 (11.3%) | 4 (2.8%) | 17 (6.5%) |
Sick/disabled/unable to work | 9 (7.8%) | 13 (9.0%) | 22 (8.5%) |
Unable to code | 1 (0.9%) | 18 (12.4%) | 19 (7.3%) |
Unknown | 3 (2.6%) | 2 (1.4%) | 5 (1.9%) |
Routine and manual | 47 (41%) | 39 (27%) | 86 (33.1%) |