Table 217a People with prescription medication, by race, United States, 2003 |
|
|
|
|
Single race |
|
|
|
|
Total |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Multiple races |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
64.4 |
0.4 |
66.3 |
0.5 |
56.9 |
0.9 |
48.7 |
1.6 |
63.1 |
4.5 |
63.8 |
3.6 |
62.0 |
2.8 |
Age |
0-17 |
53.2 |
0.8 |
55.7 |
0.9 |
44.9 |
1.7 |
37.4 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
50.4 |
4.2 |
18-44 |
56.5 |
0.6 |
57.9 |
0.6 |
51.6 |
1.6 |
42.1 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
68.4 |
4.8 |
64.0 |
4.5 |
45-64 |
74.5 |
0.7 |
75.5 |
0.7 |
72.7 |
1.9 |
61.1 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
91.0 |
0.6 |
91.8 |
0.7 |
86.6 |
2.0 |
79.8 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
56.7 |
0.6 |
58.5 |
0.6 |
48.5 |
1.3 |
45.9 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
55.4 |
6.1 |
57.2 |
3.5 |
Female |
71.7 |
0.5 |
74.1 |
0.5 |
64.2 |
1.2 |
51.3 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
71.9 |
4.0 |
65.6 |
3.5 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
59.4 |
1.0 |
61.7 |
1.1 |
54.0 |
1.8 |
48.3 |
5.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
66.9 |
5.8 |
Near poor/low |
61.4 |
0.9 |
62.8 |
1.0 |
57.9 |
1.6 |
50.1 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
54.2 |
6.0 |
Middle |
62.9 |
0.7 |
65.0 |
0.8 |
54.4 |
2.1 |
40.5 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
66.3 |
5.2 |
High |
68.7 |
0.7 |
70.2 |
0.7 |
62.6 |
2.2 |
53.1 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
61.0 |
5.0 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
64.2 |
0.9 |
64.4 |
1.1 |
64.0 |
2.0 |
54.0 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
68.1 |
0.6 |
70.0 |
0.7 |
59.4 |
1.6 |
52.8 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
70.0 |
0.6 |
71.9 |
0.7 |
64.7 |
2.0 |
50.4 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
68.4 |
4.8 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
64.5 |
0.5 |
66.3 |
0.6 |
57.3 |
1.5 |
48.5 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
72.5 |
4.4 |
60.3 |
3.6 |
Public only |
63.2 |
0.9 |
65.4 |
1.0 |
59.4 |
1.7 |
51.2 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
69.3 |
4.0 |
Uninsured |
36.7 |
1.1 |
38.0 |
1.2 |
30.9 |
2.0 |
28.6 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
89.0 |
1.1 |
89.7 |
1.2 |
83.0 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
92.9 |
0.7 |
93.3 |
0.7 |
86.9 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
91.0 |
1.5 |
90.9 |
1.8 |
93.5 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
60.8 |
0.6 |
62.8 |
0.7 |
55.7 |
1.2 |
48.2 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
63.6 |
4.1 |
Metropolitan-small |
68.1 |
0.7 |
69.9 |
0.7 |
58.7 |
1.5 |
48.0 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
57.3 |
4.8 |
Micropolitan |
70.1 |
0.9 |
71.5 |
1.0 |
58.9 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
67.6 |
1.5 |
68.1 |
1.6 |
65.2 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
70.8 |
2.1 |
71.5 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
83.6 |
1.1 |
85.0 |
1.2 |
76.2 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
46.3 |
0.9 |
49.1 |
1.0 |
37.0 |
1.7 |
32.9 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
40.6 |
4.5 |
Preferred language |
English |
67.2 |
0.4 |
69.3 |
0.5 |
57.8 |
1.0 |
50.7 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
66.8 |
3.5 |
63.1 |
3.0 |
Other |
45.2 |
1.0 |
44.7 |
1.2 |
38.1 |
5.1 |
47.8 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
66.6 |
0.4 |
68.5 |
0.5 |
58.1 |
1.0 |
41.2 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
65.8 |
3.6 |
61.7 |
3.0 |
No |
51.2 |
1.0 |
50.5 |
1.2 |
48.1 |
3.4 |
52.9 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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 Persons age 18 and over. 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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.
* 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; 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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