2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 2.38

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Table 2.38
Inappropriate drug use among community-dwelling elderly, United States, 1996 and 2002

		2002				1996
		Used 1 of 33 inappropriate drugs		Used 1 of 11 drugs that should be avoided		Used 1 of 33 inappropriate drugs		Used 1 of 11 drugs that should be avoided
Population group		Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error
Total		18.4	0.7	3.1	0.3	21.3	0.9	2.6	0.3
Age	65-69	15.6	1.2	2.6	0.5	20.4	1.8	2.4	0.7
	70-74	19.3	1.4	3.2	0.6	21.9	1.8	3.4	0.7
	75-79	18.7	1.4	4.2	0.9	19.6	2.1	1.8	0.8
	80-84	21.4	2.2	2.4	0.8	23.4	2.6	2.5	1.0
	85 and over	18.6	2.1	2.8	1.0	23.2	3.2	2.6	1.2
Gender	Male	14.2	0.9	2.0	0.4	19.4	1.5	1.6	0.6
Gender	Female	21.5	1.0	3.9	0.5	22.7	1.2	3.2	0.5
Race	White	18.7	0.7	3.1	0.4	18.7	2.7	3.6	1.0
	Black	18.1	2.0	3.1	1.0	21.5	1.0	2.5	0.4
	Other	11.6	2.9	2.5	1.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Medicare status	Medicare only	16.7	1.3	2.5	0.6	18.6	1.7	2.7	0.7
	Medicare & Medicaid	26.1	2.1	5.2	1.0	26.8	2.9	6.2	1.1
	Medicare & private	17.8	0.8	3.0	0.4	21.7	1.2	2.0	0.5
Education^a	Less than high school	20.4	1.3	3.8	0.6	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	High school graduate	18.7	1.1	3.1	0.6	20.4	1.7	1.9	0.7
	At least some college	16.0	1.1	2.4	0.5	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
Residence	MSA	17.9	0.8	3.0	0.4	25.9	1.9	3.0	0.7
Residence	Non-MSA	20.1	1.3	3.4	0.6	19.9	1.1	2.4	0.4
Census region	Northwest	17.2	1.7	3.1	0.8	18.9	2.0	2.3	0.8
	Midwest	19.9	1.4	2.7	0.6	23.2	1.9	2.2	0.7
	South	19.8	1.1	3.1	0.5	22.9	1.6	3.3	0.6
	West	15.3	1.3	3.4	0.8	18.6	2.1	1.9	0.8

DNA - Data were not analyzed or included because they were coded differently from 2002 data.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

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