Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study population (n = 140)
Characteristics | |
|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 55.2 (15.3) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Women | 90 (64.3) |
Men | 50 (35.7) |
Educational attainment, n (%) | |
Junior or senior high school | 65 (46.4) |
Vocational college, technical school, or junior college | 43 (30.7) |
University undergraduate or graduate | 29 (20.7) |
Others or missing | 3 (2.1) |
Household income (yearly income), n (%) | |
< 3 million yen | 24 (17.1) |
3–5 million yen | 40 (28.6) |
≥ 5 million yen | 45 (32.1) |
Unanswereda | 28 (20.0) |
Missing | 3 (2.1) |
Consultation with pharmacists or registered sales clerks at drugstores on purchase of OTC medicines, n (%) | |
Yes | 18 (12.9) |
No | 121 (86.4) |
Do not remember or unanswered | 1 (0.7) |