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Table 1 Demographics and health care access of U.S. adult population taking antipsychotic medications, NHANES 2013–2018

From: Characteristics of U.S. adults taking prescription antipsychotic medications, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013–2018

 

Not taking antipsychotic medication

Taking antipsychotic medication

  
 

N (Weighted %)

N (Weighted %)

chi-square

p-value

Overall

17,641 (98. 4)

320 (1.6)

  

Female

9151 (51.8)

167 (53.3)

0.2512

0.7014

Male

8490 (48.2)

153 (46.7)

  

Age

 18–44

7820 (46.6)

109 (37.2)

33.5398

< 0.001

 45–64

5693 (34.1)

155 (50. 4)

  

 65 plus

4,128 (19.3)

56 (12.5)

  

Education

 Less than HS diploma

3631 (13.1)

96 (24.0)

48.7969

< 0.001

 HS diploma

3781 (22.5)

83 (27.6)

  

 Some college

5147 (30.9)

93 (30.6)

  

 College or above

4,162 (30.3)

39 (16.5)

  

 Education missing

920 (3.3)

9 (1. 4)

  

Race/ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic white

6372 (63.6)

145 (64.8)

7.9594

0.093

 Non-Hispanic black

3783 (11. 4)

79 (14.6)

  

 Hispanic

4,530 (15.6)

55 (10.3)

  

 Other race

2956 (9. 4)

41 (10. 4)

  

Insurance

 Not insured

3249 (15. 4)

24 (7.6)

13.0459

< 0.001

 Insured

14,392 (84.6)

296 (92. 4)

  

Hospitalized in the past 12 months?

 No

15,649 (89.8)

241 (77. 4)

45.8054

< 0.001

 Yes

1984 (10.2)

79 (22.6)

  

Have a usual place for health care?

 No

3209 (17.5)

23 (6.8)

22.1397

< 0.001

 Yes

14,432 (82.5)

297 (93.2)

  

See a mental health professional past 12 months?

 No

16,234 (91.3)

80 (24.0)

1421.8225

< 0.001

 Yes

1399 (8.8)

240 (76.0)