Table 1 Respondent demographics by in-person (n = 223) and online (n = 323) survey administration types and total study sample (N = 546)

Age (years), mean [SD]^d**

218

58 (14.8)

323

49 (14.6)

540

52 (15.3)

Sex, n (%)^e**

218

322

540

  Female

–––-

129 (59.2)

–––-

274 (85.1)

–––-

403 (74.6)

Ethnicity, n (%)^e**

214

321

535

  Not Hispanic/Latino

–––-

188 (87.9)

–––-

309 (96.3)

–––-

497 (92.9)

  Hispanic or Latino

–––-

4 (1.9)

–––-

5 (1.6)

–––-

9 (1.7)

  Prefer not to answer

–––-

22 (10.3)

–––-

7 (2.2)

–––-

29 (5.4)

Race, n (%)^ef

223

323

546

  White^*

–––-

174 (78.0)

–––-

278 (86.1)

–––-

452 (82.8)

  Black or African American^*

–––-

35 (15.7)

–––-

30 (9.3)

–––-

65 (11.9)

  Other^g

–––-

8 (3.5)

–––-

7 (2.1)

–––-

15 (2.7)

  Prefer not to answer

–––-

5 (2.2)

–––-

7 (2.2)

–––-

12 (2.2)

Highest level of schooling, n (%)^h***

216

322

538

  At least some college

–––-

134 (62.0)

–––-

297 (92.2)

–––-

431 (80.1)

Tobacco use, n (%)^h

217

322

539

  Never tried tobacco

–––-

92 (42.4)

–––-

131 (40.7)

–––-

233 (41.4)

  Experimented with tobacco a few times in the past

–––-

31 (14.3)

–––-

59 (18.3)

–––-

90 (16.7)

  Used to use tobacco but quit

–––-

64 (29.5)

–––-

82 (25.5)

–––-

146 (27.1)

  Use tobacco less than once a day

–––-

4 (1.8)

–––-

6 (1.9)

–––-

10 (1.9)

  Use tobacco once or more a day

–––-

26 (12.0)

–––-

44 (13.7)

–––-

70 (13.0)

Health conditions, n (%)^ef

222

323

545

  Diabetes

–––-

52 (23.4)

–––-

67 (20.7)

–––-

119 (21.8)

  Coronary artery disease/heart disease^**

–––-

26 (11.7)

–––-

17 (5.3)

–––-

43 (7.9)

  Chronic pain

–––-

51 (23.0)

–––-

92 (28.5)

–––-

143 (26.2)

  Heart failure

–––-

6 (2.7)

–––-

6 (1.9)

–––-

12 (2.2)

  COPD (bronchitis/emphysema)

–––-

10 (4.5)

–––-

8 (2.5)

–––-

18 (3.3)

  Osteoporosis

–––-

20 (9.0)

–––-

33 (10.2)

–––-

53 (9.7)

  High blood pressure^***

–––-

129 (58.1)

–––-

135 (41.8)

–––-

264 (48.4)

  Asthma^*

–––-

29 (13.1)

–––-

63 (19.5)

–––-

92 (16.9)

  High cholesterol

–––-

61 (27.5)

–––-

92 (28.5)

–––-

153 (28.1)

  Arthritis

–––-

58 (26.1)

–––-

100 (31.0)

–––-

158 (29.0)

  Kidney disease^**

–––-

20 (9.0)

–––-

12 (3.7)

–––-

32 (5.9)

  Depression^***

–––-

49 (22.1)

–––-

130 (40.2)

–––-

179 (32.8)

  Other^i***

–––-

44 (19.8)

–––-

151 (46.7)

–––-

195 (35.8)

Pharmacy services received, n (%)^e

215

317

532

  One or more service^j

–––-

57 (26.5)

–––-

68 (21.5)

–––-

125 (23.5)

  Not sure

–––-

6 (2.8)

–––-

13 (4.1)

–––-

19 (3.6)

  None

–––-

152 (70.7)

–––-

236 (74.4)

–––-

388 (72.9)

Number of prescription medications, n (%)^h*

217

323

540

  Less than three medications

39 (18.0)

85 (26.3)

124 (23.0)

  Three or more medications

–––-

178 (82.0)

–––-

238 (73.7)

–––-

416 (77.0)

Frequency of pharmacy visits, n (%)^h

215

321

536

  Less than once a month

45 (20.9)

56 (17.4)

101 (18.8)

  At least once a month

–––-

170 (79.1)

–––-

265 (82.6)

–––-

435 (81.2)

Type of community pharmacy used for prescription medication(s), n (%)^e***

217

322

539

  Independently-owned

–––-

50 (23.0)

–––-

14 (4.3)

–––-

64 (11.9)

  Chain

–––-

42 (19.4)

–––-

170 (52.8)

–––-

212 (39.3)

  Grocery store-based pharmacy

–––-

60 (27.6)

–––-

53 (16.5)

–––-

113 (21.0)

  Mass merchandiser

–––-

15 (6.9)

–––-

55 (17.1)

–––-

70 (13.0)

  Health system/hospital outpatient

–––-

50 (23.0)

–––-

30 (9.3)

–––-

80 (14.8)