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Table 1.133a
Home health care patients who get better at taking their medication correctly, United States, 2004 and 2005
Population group 2005 2004
Percent Standard error Percent Standard error
Total   40.1 0.04 38.8 0.04
Age 0-64 44.3 0.13 43.0 0.13
65-74 50.4 0.09 48.7 0.09
75-84 41.5 0.06 40.1 0.06
85 and over 30.5 0.07 29.4 0.07
Gender Male 40.9 0.07 39.5 0.07
Female 39.6 0.05 38.4 0.05
Racea White only 40.5 0.05 39.0 0.05
Black only 40.1 0.12 39.3 0.12
Asian only 38.2 0.30 38.3 0.31
NHOPI only 36.9 0.87 37.9 0.93
AI/AN only 37.8 0.62 38.5 0.61
Multiple races 40.7 1.19 38.7 1.25
Ethnicitya Hispanic, all races 37.3 0.14 36.7 0.15
Non-Hispanic, White 40.5 0.05 39.0 0.05
Non-Hispanic, Black 40.1 0.12 39.3 0.12
Non-Hispanic, other 38.0 0.18 37.9 0.19

a Excludes records with missing values.

Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Outcome and Assessment Information Set.

 

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