Table 2.35 Percent of adults age 65 and over with inappropriate medication use, United States, 2002 and 2004 |
Population group |
2004 |
2002 |
Used 1 of 33 inappropriate drugs |
Used 1 of 11 drugs that should be avoided |
Used 1 of 33 inappropriate drugs |
Used 1 of 11 drugs that should be avoided |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
16.6 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
18.4 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
Race |
White, single race |
16.8 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
19 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
Black, single race |
16.6 |
2.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
18 |
2.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
AI/AN, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
NHOPI, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Multiple races |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
13.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
17.0 |
2.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
16.8 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
18.5 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
17.0 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
18.8 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
16.8 |
2.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
18.3 |
2.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
Non-Hispanic, other |
13.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
11.9 |
3.1 |
DSU |
DSU |
Gender |
Male |
12.8 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
14.2 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
Female |
19.6 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
21.5 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
Age |
65-69 |
16.3 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
15.6 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
70-74 |
16.3 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
19.3 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
75-79 |
18.8 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
18.7 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
80-84 |
15.5 |
1.6 |
DSU |
DSU |
21.4 |
2.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
85 and over |
15.8 |
2.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
18.6 |
2.1 |
DSU |
DSU |
Educationa |
Less than high school |
18.5 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
20.4 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
High school graduate |
16.2 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
18.7 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
At least some college |
16.0 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
16.0 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
Insurance |
Medicare only |
16.2 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
17.0 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
Medicare and private |
16.8 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
17.9 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
Medicare and other public |
18.1 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
26.1 |
2.1 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
18.3 |
2.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
21.7 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
Near poor/low |
18.8 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
21.3 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
Middle |
16.4 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
17.9 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
High |
14.5 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
15.3 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
14.0 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
17.5 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
Metropolitan-small |
18.3 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
18.5 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
Micropolitan |
21.1 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
22.1 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
Noncore |
17.5 |
2.5 |
DSU |
DSU |
16.8 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
14.3 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
15.9 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
Fair/poor |
23.8 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
25.8 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
Census region |
Northeast |
12.7 |
1.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
17.2 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
Midwest |
16.6 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
19.9 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
South |
19.8 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
19.8 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
West |
15.0 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
15.3 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
a Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
b Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.