Characteristics of the adult population from the Canadian Community Health Survey 2016 Rapid Response component by cost-related medication nonadherence status
| Characteristic | % of population* (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Adherents n = 10 242† | Nonadherents n = 930† | |
| Household food insecurity | ||
| Food secure | 89.5 (88.2 to 90.9) | 52.1 (42.3 to 61.9) |
| Marginally food insecure | 3.7 (3.1 to 4.3) | 6.4 (3.3 to 9.4) |
| Moderately food insecure | 4.9 (4.3 to 5.6) | 23.3 (19.1 to 27.4) |
| Severely food insecure | 1.8 (1.0 to 2.7) | 18.3 (12.4 to 24.2) |
| Any food insecurity | 10.5 (9.1 to 11.8) | 47.9 (38.1 to 57.7) |
| Female sex | 55.8 (51.4 to 60.3) | 65.3 (59.8 to 70.9) |
| Age quartile (yr) | ||
| 1st (18–37) | 26.7 (19.9 to 33.6) | 44.6 (34.9 to 54.3) |
| 2nd (38–54) | 27.0 (21.5 to 32.5) | 27.2 (23.0 to 31.3) |
| 3rd (55–67) | 26.5 (24.8 to 28.3) | 16.4 (11.3 to 21.6) |
| 4th (68–98) | 19.7 (8.8 to 30.6) | 11.8 (5.1 to 18.5) |
| Older adults (65–98) | 25.7 (12.3 to 39.2) | 14.9 (6.4 to 23.5) |
| Household income quartile ($‡) | ||
| 1st (≤ 37 000) | 18.0 (5.9 to 30.2) | 30.3 (17.2 to 43.5) |
| 2nd (37 001–69 000) | 23.1 (19.0 to 27.2) | 30.6 (25.8 to 35.3) |
| 3rd (69 001–118 000) | 27.1 (23.1 to 31.0) | 23.7 (15.5 to 31.9) |
| 4th (> 118 000) | 31.8 (19.5 to 44.2) | 15.4 (7.7 to 23.1) |
| Statistics Canada imputed income | 11.5 (10.0 to 13.0) | 15.2 (10.1 to 20.4) |
| Aboriginal status | ||
| Non-Aboriginal | 95.7 (95.1 to 96.3) | 90.0 (86.6 to 93.5) |
| Aboriginal | 3.9 (3.3 to 4.4) | 9.3 (5.9 to 12.8) |
| Missing | 0.4 (0.2 to 0.6) | 0.7 (0.1 to 1.2) |
| Housing tenure | ||
| Renter | 24.7 (15.6 to 33.7) | 46.2 (38.9 to 53.5) |
| Homeowner | 75.3 (66.2 to 84.3) | 53.7 (46.3 to 61.0) |
| Missing | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.1) | 0.1 (−0.2 to 0.5) |
| Household type | ||
| Couple with children | 34.7 (14.3 to 55.1) | 31.8 (12.5 to 51.0) |
| Couple without children | 35.8 (30.4 to 41.1) | 22.1 (15.9 to 28.3) |
| Lone parents | 7.4 (6.3 to 8.4) | 14.3 (10.9 to 17.7) |
| Other | 21.8 (−3.5 to 47.1) | 30.3 (5.5 to 55.2) |
| Missing | 0.4 (0.1 to 0.7) | 1.5 (−0.1 to 3.2) |
| Province of residence | ||
| British Columbia | 19.8 (18.2 to 21.5) | 32.5 (27.8 to 37.2) |
| Alberta | 19.0 (16.1 to 21.9) | 20.9 (15.1 to 26.7) |
| Saskatchewan | 5.1 (4.6 to 5.6) | 4.8 (3.1–6.4) |
| Manitoba | 5.7 (5.3 to 6.0) | 6.0 (3.8 to 8.1) |
| Quebec | 40.7 (37.2 to 44.3) | 26.2 (19.8 to 32.5) |
| Atlantic provinces§ | 9.7 (9.1 to 10.2) | 9.7 (6.7 to 12.7) |
| Prescription drug insurance | ||
| Uninsured | 13.8 (12.7 to 14.9) | 32.1 (27.7 to 36.4) |
| Insured | 83.6 (81.7 to 85.5) | 63.8 (59.6 to 68.0) |
| Missing | 2.6 (1.5 to 3.7) | 4.1 (2.4 to 5.9) |
| No. of medications prescribed | ||
| 1 | 51.4 (43.7 to 59.1) | 38.7 (34.2 to 43.2) |
| 2 | 27.2 (25.0 to 29.3) | 31.3 (26.7 to 35.9) |
| ≥ 3 | 21.4 (15.4 to 27.4) | 30.0 (25.5 to 34.5) |