Table 198a
People with a prescription medication in the past year, by race, United States, 2002
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                               
Total   64.4 0.4 66.7 0.4 54.4 1.1 48.5 1.7 62.3 5.7 60.1 3.8 63.2 2.5
                               
Age 0-17 52.7 0.7 56.3 0.8 38.9 1.8 36.8 3.5 * * 44.6 6.9 51.0 3.8
18-44 56.8 0.6 58.5 0.6 50.5 1.7 43.2 2.4 * * 55.6 4.7 65.6 4.1
45-64 75.3 0.5 76.4 0.6 71.6 1.3 60.4 3.2 * * * * * *
65 and over 90.5 0.5 91.1 0.6 87.8 1.8 79.4 4.2 * * * * * *
                               
Gender Male 57.2 0.5 59.4 0.5 45.3 1.4 46.1 2.2 * * 53.8 4.5 59.6 3.5
Female 71.2 0.5 73.8 0.5 62.3 1.2 50.8 1.9 * * 67.1 4.5 66.6 3.4
                               
Family incomea Negative or poor 57.8 1.1 61.1 1.1 50.5 1.9 39.5 5.7 * * 51.3 6.0 66.9 5.3
Near poor/low 60.7 0.9 63.2 1.0 53.1 1.7 41.4 4.6 * * 57.8 7.9 60.2 5.8
Middle 63.2 0.7 65.2 0.7 54.3 1.6 48.5 3.8 * * 57.0 5.9 61.1 4.6
High 69.3 0.6 71.1 0.6 60.3 2.1 52.3 2.3 * * * * 65.4 4.8
                               
Educationb Less than high school graduate 64.1 0.8 64.6 0.9 62.8 1.5 53.7 4.3 * * * * * *
High school graduate 68.4 0.7 70.8 0.7 58.2 1.9 44.2 3.3 * * 56.6 5.6 * *
At least some college 70.4 0.5 72.2 0.6 64.1 1.7 53.6 2.3 * * * * 70.6 4.8
                               
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 64.9 0.5 67.1 0.5 54.8 1.3 49.8 1.9 * * 61.8 4.9 65.4 3.0
Public only 59.6 1.0 63.5 1.0 51.2 2.3 41.7 5.5 * * * * 61.5 5.6
Uninsured 38.1 1.0 39.2 1.1 35.9 1.9 21.9 5.9 * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 89.4 0.9 90.6 0.9 80.0 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 91.9 0.7 92.0 0.7 91.0 2.3 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 88.8 1.7 88.9 2.1 92.6 2.9 * * * * * * * *
                               
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 61.2 0.6 64.0 0.6 52.9 1.5 48.4 1.7 * * 54.3 6.3 58.6 3.7
Metropolitan-small 67.1 0.7 68.7 0.6 56.0 1.6 50.2 6.2 * * 71.2 8.2 69.6 4.7
Micropolitan 70.9 1.2 72.7 1.3 59.7 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 67.5 2.0 68.0 2.0 68.2 4.4 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 71.0 2.5 71.8 2.4 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
CSHCN Yes 84.6 1.0 85.9 1.1 79.8 2.6 * * * * * * * *
No 45.3 0.8 49.2 0.8 29.7 1.5 31.7 3.8 * * 32.2 7.5 43.9 3.8
                               
Preferred language English 67.0 0.4 69.7 0.4 54.6 1.1 51.0 2.3 * * 62.2 4.1 63.8 2.6
Other 45.0 1.1 44.5 1.3 51.5 4.8 46.5 2.5 * * * * * *
                               
Born in U.S. Yes 66.7 0.5 69.1 0.4 54.9 1.2 41.9 3.2 * * 61.8 4.0 64.4 2.5
No 49.5 1.0 48.9 1.3 50.5 3.3 51.4 2.0 * * * * * *
                               

a Negative or 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.

b Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school graduate 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.

c See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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; CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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