People with a prescription medication in the past year, by family incomea, United States, 2002 |
| Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 64.4 | 0.4 | 57.8 | 1.1 | 60.7 | 0.9 | 63.2 | 0.8 | 69.3 | 0.6 | |
| Age | 0-17 | 52.7 | 0.7 | 43.8 | 1.5 | 48.1 | 1.4 | * | * | 59.9 | 1.4 |
| 18-44 | 56.8 | 0.6 | 53.6 | 1.5 | 51.5 | 1.2 | 56.6 | 0.9 | 60.7 | 0.9 | |
| 45-64 | 75.3 | 0.5 | 76.8 | 1.6 | 71.8 | 1.7 | 72.5 | 1.1 | 77.4 | 0.8 | |
| 65 and over | 90.5 | 0.5 | 89.1 | 1.4 | 89.7 | 1.0 | 92.5 | 0.8 | 89.8 | 1.0 | |
| Gender | Male | 57.2 | 0.5 | 48.7 | 1.4 | 51.7 | 1.1 | 55.9 | 1.0 | 63.4 | 0.8 |
| Female | 71.2 | 0.5 | 65.1 | 1.1 | 68.3 | 1.0 | 76.6 | 0.9 | 75.6 | 0.7 | |
| Race | White, single race | 66.7 | 0.4 | 61.1 | 1.1 | 63.2 | 1.0 | 68.4 | 0.8 | 71.1 | 0.6 |
| Black, single race | 54.4 | 1.1 | 50.5 | 1.9 | 53.1 | 1.7 | 57.5 | 1.9 | 60.3 | 2.1 | |
| Asian, single race | 48.5 | 1.7 | 39.5 | 5.7 | 41.4 | 4.6 | 52.4 | 3.7 | 52.3 | 2.3 | |
| NHOPI, single race | 62.3 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| AI/AN, single race | 60.1 | 3.8 | 51.3 | 6.0 | 57.8 | 7.9 | * | * | * | * | |
| Multiple races | 63.2 | 2.5 | 66.9 | 5.3 | 60.2 | 5.8 | * | * | 65.4 | 4.8 | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 67.0 | 0.4 | 61.6 | 1.2 | 65.4 | 1.0 | 69.2 | 0.8 | 70.2 | 0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 70.5 | 0.4 | 69.0 | 1.3 | 70.5 | 1.2 | 71.8 | 0.8 | 72.3 | 0.6 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 54.4 | 1.2 | 50.4 | 2.0 | 53.2 | 1.8 | 57.5 | 2.0 | 60.2 | 2.2 | |
| Hispanic (all races) | 47.6 | 0.9 | 46.1 | 1.6 | 44.6 | 1.5 | 49.7 | 1.6 | 54.6 | 2.2 | |
| Educationb | Less than high school graduate | 64.1 | 0.8 | 63.9 | 1.5 | 63.5 | 1.5 | 61.7 | 1.3 | 69.6 | 1.8 |
| High school graduate | 68.4 | 0.7 | 64.1 | 1.9 | 66.7 | 1.3 | 67.4 | 1.0 | 71.8 | 1.1 | |
| At least some college | 70.4 | 0.5 | 71.1 | 1.9 | 69.3 | 1.6 | 68.6 | 1.1 | 71.4 | 0.7 | |
| Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 64.9 | 0.5 | 61.6 | 2.1 | 60.6 | 1.2 | 65.8 | 0.8 | 67.9 | 0.6 |
| Public only | 59.6 | 1.0 | 58.4 | 1.4 | 59.1 | 1.6 | 69.1 | 3.1 | 77.1 | 4.4 | |
| Uninsured | 38.1 | 1.0 | 36.7 | 1.9 | 36.1 | 1.8 | 38.0 | 1.9 | 44.4 | 2.7 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 89.4 | 0.9 | 89.5 | 2.4 | 89.8 | 1.4 | 90.1 | 1.7 | 88.1 | 2.3 |
| Medicare and private | 91.9 | 0.7 | 90.0 | 2.3 | 91.3 | 1.4 | 94.2 | 0.9 | 90.7 | 1.1 | |
| Medicare and other public | 88.8 | 1.7 | 88.5 | 2.3 | 87.0 | 2.8 | 92.0 | 3.2 | * | * | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan-large | 61.2 | 0.6 | 53.2 | 1.5 | 55.1 | 1.3 | 63.3 | 1.0 | 66.8 | 0.8 |
| Metropolitan-small | 67.1 | 0.7 | 60.3 | 1.9 | 64.4 | 1.5 | 69.6 | 1.3 | 72.0 | 0.9 | |
| Micropolitan | 70.9 | 1.2 | 66.4 | 2.4 | 70.0 | 1.5 | 71.6 | 2.4 | 76.2 | 1.7 | |
| Noncore-adjacent | 67.5 | 2.0 | 63.9 | 3.9 | 65.8 | 3.9 | 71.5 | 2.2 | 70.5 | 3.8 | |
| Noncore-not adjacent | 71.0 | 2.5 | 73.9 | 5.3 | 69.9 | 2.9 | 68.0 | 2.8 | 78.8 | 5.1 | |
| CSHCN | Yes | 84.6 | 1.0 | 75.7 | 2.5 | 81.2 | 2.1 | * | * | 88.8 | 1.5 |
| No | 45.3 | 0.8 | 37.4 | 1.6 | 40.3 | 1.4 | * | * | 52.4 | 1.6 | |
| Preferred language | English | 67.0 | 0.4 | 60.9 | 1.2 | 65.5 | 0.9 | 69.2 | 0.8 | 70.5 | 0.6 |
| Other | 45.0 | 1.1 | 45.5 | 2.0 | 42.1 | 1.9 | 46.3 | 1.8 | 50.2 | 2.4 | |
| Born in U.S. | Yes | 66.7 | 0.5 | 60.5 | 1.1 | 64.7 | 0.9 | 69.7 | 0.8 | 70.6 | 0.6 |
| No | 49.5 | 1.0 | 44.9 | 2.1 | 42.8 | 1.8 | 49.3 | 1.7 | 58.4 | 1.9 | |
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.