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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of 1066 Patients Enrolled in a Controlled Substance Agreement

From: Controlled Substance Agreements for Opioids in a Primary Care Practice

Age (Mean (SD))

63.6 (15.1)

Gender (n (%))

 Female

700 (65.7)

 Male

366 (34.3)

Race (n (%))

 Black

25 (2.3)

 Other/Unknown

40 (3.8)

 White

1001 (93.9)

Marital Status (n (%))

 Divorced

167 (15.7)

 Married

607 (56.9)

 Single

143 (13.4)

 Widowed

149 (14.0)

What is the highest grade or level of school that you have completed? (n (%))

 High School or Less

260 (24.4)

 Some College or 2 yr. Degree

351 (32.9)

 4-year College Graduate

130 (12.2)

 Graduate and Post Graduate Studies

105 (9.8)

 Missing

220 (20.6)

What is your current employment status (check all that apply)? (n (%))

 Employed

237 (22.2)

 Full Time Homemaker

25 (2.3)

 Other

35 (3.3)

 Retired

398 (37.3)

 Self-Employed

29 (2.7)

 Unemployed

43 (4.0)

 Work Disabled

122 (11.4)

 Missing

176 (16.5)

Insurance Information (n (%))

 Medicare

596 (55.9)

 Other Government

90 (8.4)

 Private

380 (35.7)

Felt the need to cut down on alcohol consumption (n (%))

 No

873 (81.9)

 Yes

46 (4.3)

 Missing

147 (13.8)

Current tobacco use (n (%))

 No

736 (69.0)

 Yes

170 (15.9)

 Missing

160 (15.0)

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