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Table 174B_c
Adults age 65 and over with at least 1 prescription from 11 medications that should always be avoided, by family income,a United States, 2004
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   3.0 0.4 * * 2.8 0.7 3.4 0.6 2.7 0.6
Age 65-69 4.3 0.9 * * * * * * * *
70-74 2.3 0.5 * * * * * * * *
75-79 3.1 0.6 * * * * * * * *
80 and over 2.1 0.5 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 2.5 0.4 * * * * 3.4 0.9 * *
Female 3.4 0.5 * * * * 3.3 0.8 3.4 0.9
Race White, single race 3.2 0.4 * * 3.1 0.8 3.6 0.6 2.9 0.7
Black, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 3.1 0.4 * * 2.9 0.8 3.4 0.6 2.8 0.6
Non-Hispanic, White 3.3 0.4 * * 3.3 0.9 3.7 0.7 3.0 0.7
Non-Hispanic, Black * * * * * * * * * *
Hispanic 1.8 0.5 * * * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 2.9 0.7 2.3 0.6 * * * * * *
High school graduate 2.9 0.6 * * * * 3.3 0.9 * *
At least some college 3.3 0.7 * * * * 3.5 1.0 * *
Health insurance Medicare only 2.5 0.5 * * * * 3.6 0.8 * *
Medicare and private 3.2 0.5 * * * * 3.5 0.7 3.0 0.7
Medicare and other public 3.5 0.9 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 2.8 0.5 * * * * 3.1 0.8 * *
Metropolitan-small 3.3 0.7 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 3.8 0.8 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent * * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 3.0 0.4 * * 2.7 0.7 3.3 0.6 2.8 0.6
Other * * * * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 3.8 0.6 * * 3.2 0.9 5.3 1.2 * *
Complex activities 4.8 1.0 * * 3.8 1.1 * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 2.3 0.4 * * * * 1.7 0.5 2.8 0.8

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.

 
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