Inappropriate drug use among community-dwelling elderly, United States, 1996 and 2002 |
2002 | 1996 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||
Population group | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | |
Total | 18.4 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 21.3 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.3 | |
Age | 65-69 | 15.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 20.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
70-74 | 19.3 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 21.9 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.7 | |
75-79 | 18.7 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 19.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | |
80-84 | 21.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 23.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
85 and over | 18.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 23.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | |
Gender | Male | 14.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 19.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
Female | 21.5 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 22.7 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 0.5 | |
Race | White | 18.7 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 18.7 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 1.0 |
Black | 18.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 21.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 | |
Other | 11.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare status | Medicare only | 16.7 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 18.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
Medicare & Medicaid | 26.1 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 26.8 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 1.1 | |
Medicare & private | 17.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 21.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
Educationa | Less than high school | 20.4 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 0.6 | DNA | DNA | DNA | DNA |
High school graduate | 18.7 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 20.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | |
At least some college | 16.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | DNA | DNA | DNA | DNA | |
Residence | MSA | 17.9 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 25.9 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 |
Non-MSA | 20.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 19.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | |
Census region | Northwest | 17.2 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 18.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
Midwest | 19.9 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 23.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 | |
South | 19.8 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 22.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.6 | |
West | 15.3 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 18.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
DNA - Data were not analyzed or included because they were coded differently from 2002 data.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.