2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 174A.a

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Table 174A_a
Adults age 65 and over with at least 1 prescription from 33 medications that are inappropriate, by race, United States, 2004

Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		16.6	0.7	16.8	0.8	16.6	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	65-69	16.3	1.3	16.7	1.5	14.3	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	70-74	16.3	1.3	16.4	1.5	18.8	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	75-79	18.8	1.6	18.5	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	80 and over	15.6	1.3	15.9	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	12.8	1.0	12.8	1.1	12.9	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	19.6	0.9	19.9	1.0	19.1	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^a	Negative/poor	18.3	2.2	17.7	2.5	15.3	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	18.8	1.5	19.0	1.7	20.2	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	16.4	1.3	16.8	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	14.5	1.2	15.0	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	18.5	1.3	17.5	1.5	21.6	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	16.2	1.2	16.8	1.3	10.8	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	16.0	1.1	16.5	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance	Medicare only	16.2	1.4	16.4	1.6	17.7	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	16.8	0.9	17.2	1.0	13.6	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	18.1	1.9	15.9	2.4	22.0	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan-large	14.0	1.0	14.1	1.1	14.5	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Metropolitan-small	18.3	1.4	18.4	1.6	17.2	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	21.1	1.9	20.8	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-adjacent	16.9	3.1	17.6	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-not adjacent	18.9	3.4	18.6	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	17.0	0.7	17.3	0.8	17.2	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	13.4	2.0	11.2	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	23.3	1.2	23.0	1.4	26.0	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	26.8	1.9	27.5	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	12.9	0.8	13.4	0.9	9.5	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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 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.

^* 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; SE: standard error.

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