Table 174A_d Adults age 65 and over with at least 1 prescription from 33 medications that are inappropriate, by education,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
16.7 |
0.7 |
18.5 |
1.3 |
16.2 |
1.2 |
16.0 |
1.1 |
Age |
65-69 |
16.4 |
1.3 |
16.3 |
2.7 |
17.2 |
2.4 |
15.9 |
2.0 |
70-74 |
16.4 |
1.3 |
17.9 |
2.6 |
18.7 |
2.5 |
13.3 |
1.9 |
75-79 |
18.9 |
1.6 |
20.9 |
2.8 |
15.3 |
2.8 |
20.1 |
2.5 |
80 and over |
15.6 |
1.2 |
18.4 |
2.4 |
13.6 |
2.0 |
15.4 |
2.4 |
Gender |
Male |
12.9 |
1.0 |
14.8 |
2.0 |
12.5 |
1.6 |
11.9 |
1.4 |
Female |
19.7 |
0.9 |
21.0 |
1.6 |
18.4 |
1.6 |
20.1 |
1.7 |
Race |
White, single race |
16.8 |
0.8 |
17.5 |
1.5 |
16.8 |
1.3 |
16.5 |
1.2 |
Black, single race |
16.8 |
2.2 |
21.6 |
3.4 |
10.8 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
16.9 |
0.8 |
19.5 |
1.5 |
16.3 |
1.2 |
15.8 |
1.2 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
17.0 |
0.9 |
18.5 |
1.8 |
16.9 |
1.3 |
16.4 |
1.3 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
16.9 |
2.2 |
21.8 |
3.4 |
11.0 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
Hispanic |
14.2 |
1.9 |
12.9 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
18.6 |
2.2 |
18.3 |
2.5 |
13.2 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
18.8 |
1.5 |
18.2 |
1.9 |
20.7 |
2.6 |
17.0 |
2.9 |
Middle |
16.5 |
1.3 |
18.7 |
2.9 |
14.9 |
1.9 |
16.7 |
2.1 |
High |
14.6 |
1.2 |
18.8 |
4.3 |
14.4 |
1.8 |
14.1 |
1.6 |
Health insurance |
Medicare only |
16.3 |
1.4 |
19.4 |
2.1 |
13.1 |
2.3 |
17.0 |
2.5 |
Medicare and private |
16.8 |
0.9 |
15.3 |
2.0 |
18.6 |
1.5 |
16.0 |
1.3 |
Medicare and other public |
18.3 |
1.9 |
23.1 |
2.7 |
11.6 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
14.2 |
1.0 |
16.4 |
1.8 |
14.2 |
1.8 |
12.8 |
1.5 |
Metropolitan-small |
18.3 |
1.4 |
21.4 |
2.7 |
16.6 |
2.0 |
17.7 |
2.1 |
Micropolitan |
21.2 |
1.9 |
18.4 |
2.6 |
20.7 |
2.8 |
24.4 |
3.5 |
Noncore-adjacent |
17.1 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
18.9 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
17.1 |
0.7 |
19.3 |
1.5 |
16.5 |
1.2 |
16.2 |
1.2 |
Other |
14.0 |
2.0 |
15.7 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
23.4 |
1.2 |
23.2 |
1.9 |
22.4 |
2.0 |
24.5 |
2.4 |
Complex activities |
26.7 |
1.9 |
27.4 |
3.2 |
25.5 |
3.5 |
27.1 |
4.1 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
12.9 |
0.8 |
14.6 |
1.9 |
13.1 |
1.4 |
12.0 |
1.2 |
a 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.
b 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.
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.