Table 174B_a Adults age 65 and over with at least 1 prescription from 11 medications that should always be avoided, 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 |
|
3.0 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Age |
65-69 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
70-74 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
75-79 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
80 and over |
2.1 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
2.5 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
3.4 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
2.8 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
3.4 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
2.7 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
2.9 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
2.9 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
3.3 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Medicare only |
2.5 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
3.2 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
3.5 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
2.8 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
3.3 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
3.8 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
3.0 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Other |
* |
* |
1.7 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
3.8 |
0.6 |
4.2 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
4.8 |
1.0 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
2.3 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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.