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Table 231a
People with prescription medication, by race, United States, 2004
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   62.7 0.5 65.0 0.5 53.8 1.1 47.1 2.1 50.7 4.9 59.8 3.4 64.2 2.4
Age 0-17 48.6 0.7 51.0 0.9 39.3 1.4 37.5 3.2 * * * * 52.5 3.9
18-44 55.0 0.7 56.8 0.8 49.9 1.3 37.2 2.8 * * 57.4 4.7 61.5 3.6
45-64 74.1 0.7 75.6 0.7 67.2 1.9 61.3 3.5 * * * * 80.0 4.7
65 and over 91.9 0.5 92.2 0.5 90.4 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 55.6 0.6 57.6 0.7 44.9 1.5 45.0 2.4 * * 53.4 6.0 61.9 3.2
Female 69.6 0.6 72.2 0.7 61.6 1.3 49.2 2.5 * * 66.4 5.9 66.2 3.1
Family incomea Negative/poor 57.1 1.1 58.3 1.2 52.7 1.9 50.4 7.9 * * * * 63.5 4.0
Near poor/low 59.3 1.0 60.3 1.2 55.9 1.8 49.7 4.5 * * * * 71.2 3.5
Middle 61.0 0.8 63.5 0.9 52.0 1.8 40.1 3.8 * * * * 62.0 4.6
High 67.9 0.6 70.0 0.7 55.5 2.6 50.9 2.6 * * * * 60.8 6.2
Educationb Less than high school 62.3 0.9 62.9 1.1 61.0 2.1 49.4 4.3 * * * * 73.7 5.1
High school graduate 67.4 0.8 69.5 0.9 57.8 1.7 51.4 5.0 * * * * 67.9 4.8
At least some college 69.7 0.6 71.9 0.7 62.6 1.7 48.9 2.5 * * * * 73.6 4.3
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 63.0 0.6 65.3 0.6 52.9 1.2 46.2 2.3 * * * * 64.2 4.0
Public only 59.3 1.0 61.1 1.2 55.6 1.7 46.2 7.3 * * 54.0 4.9 64.8 3.9
Uninsured 35.1 1.0 35.9 1.2 31.6 2.7 23.0 3.7 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 89.6 1.2 90.5 1.2 84.0 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 93.4 0.6 93.4 0.7 92.8 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 93.3 1.2 91.1 1.9 98.7 0.8 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 59.3 0.7 61.8 0.7 51.3 1.3 47.7 2.2 * * * * 63.9 3.6
Metropolitan-small 67.1 0.8 68.9 0.9 58.9 1.9 39.4 5.1 * * * * 60.1 4.6
Micropolitan 66.7 1.3 67.8 1.5 57.0 3.1 * * * * * * 72.0 4.6
Noncore-adjacent 65.8 1.8 66.4 1.9 62.5 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 68.6 2.5 69.0 2.4 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 81.2 1.3 83.2 1.4 71.8 3.4 * * * * * * * *
No 41.4 0.8 43.9 0.9 30.5 1.6 34.5 3.4 * * * * 41.3 4.9
Language spoken most often at home English 65.7 0.5 68.2 0.6 54.2 1.1 49.4 2.9 50.6 5.0 63.3 3.4 65.3 2.5
Other 42.6 1.1 42.1 1.2 43.2 5.6 45.1 2.8 * * * * * *
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 92.4 0.5 92.6 0.6 91.4 1.4 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 91.9 0.7 91.7 0.8 94.9 1.3 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 63.3 0.6 65.6 0.6 54.1 1.2 47.1 2.3 * * 56.5 4.3 63.5 3.7

a 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.

b Persons age 18 and over. 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.

c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources. Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.

* 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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