Table 217c People with prescription medication, by family income,a United States, 2003 |
|
|
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
64.4 |
0.4 |
59.4 |
1.0 |
61.4 |
0.9 |
62.9 |
0.7 |
68.7 |
0.7 |
Age |
0-17 |
53.2 |
0.8 |
48.4 |
1.4 |
49.4 |
1.5 |
52.8 |
1.3 |
59.7 |
1.4 |
18-44 |
56.5 |
0.6 |
54.8 |
1.5 |
50.8 |
1.4 |
56.7 |
1.0 |
59.5 |
1.1 |
45-64 |
74.5 |
0.7 |
74.7 |
2.0 |
71.2 |
1.7 |
71.2 |
1.2 |
77.0 |
1.0 |
65 and over |
91.0 |
0.6 |
88.9 |
1.7 |
91.3 |
0.9 |
90.6 |
1.1 |
92.0 |
1.0 |
Gender |
Male |
56.7 |
0.6 |
49.5 |
1.4 |
52.6 |
1.2 |
55.2 |
0.9 |
61.9 |
1.0 |
Female |
71.7 |
0.5 |
67.3 |
1.0 |
68.8 |
1.0 |
70.4 |
0.8 |
76.0 |
0.8 |
Race |
White, single race |
66.3 |
0.5 |
61.7 |
1.1 |
62.8 |
1.0 |
65.0 |
0.8 |
70.2 |
0.7 |
Black, single race |
56.9 |
0.9 |
54.0 |
1.8 |
57.9 |
1.6 |
54.4 |
2.1 |
62.6 |
2.2 |
Asian, single race |
48.7 |
1.6 |
48.3 |
5.9 |
50.1 |
3.8 |
40.5 |
3.5 |
53.1 |
2.3 |
NHOPI, single race |
63.1 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
63.8 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
62.0 |
2.8 |
66.9 |
5.8 |
54.2 |
6.0 |
66.3 |
5.2 |
61.0 |
5.0 |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
67.1 |
0.5 |
63.2 |
1.1 |
66.9 |
1.0 |
65.1 |
0.7 |
69.6 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
70.1 |
0.5 |
68.9 |
1.4 |
70.9 |
1.1 |
68.2 |
0.8 |
71.4 |
0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
56.9 |
0.9 |
54.1 |
1.8 |
58.0 |
1.6 |
54.1 |
2.1 |
62.7 |
2.2 |
Hispanic, all races |
47.8 |
0.9 |
48.1 |
1.4 |
42.7 |
1.3 |
48.9 |
1.5 |
54.5 |
2.4 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
64.2 |
0.9 |
62.6 |
1.5 |
64.5 |
1.6 |
65.2 |
1.6 |
64.6 |
2.0 |
High school graduate |
68.1 |
0.6 |
66.4 |
1.9 |
67.5 |
1.5 |
66.0 |
1.1 |
71.2 |
1.3 |
At least some college |
70.0 |
0.6 |
70.3 |
2.1 |
67.3 |
1.8 |
67.9 |
1.1 |
71.4 |
0.8 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
64.5 |
0.5 |
57.7 |
2.3 |
59.3 |
1.3 |
62.3 |
0.8 |
67.8 |
0.7 |
Public only |
63.2 |
0.9 |
62.9 |
1.2 |
62.8 |
1.5 |
65.0 |
2.0 |
64.0 |
5.5 |
Uninsured |
36.7 |
1.1 |
38.2 |
1.8 |
34.9 |
1.7 |
34.5 |
2.0 |
41.6 |
2.7 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
89.0 |
1.1 |
87.8 |
3.0 |
89.4 |
1.6 |
86.9 |
2.1 |
92.0 |
2.0 |
Medicare and private |
92.9 |
0.7 |
92.1 |
2.4 |
92.8 |
1.3 |
93.2 |
1.3 |
92.7 |
1.2 |
Medicare and other public |
91.0 |
1.5 |
90.1 |
2.6 |
91.1 |
2.1 |
93.2 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
60.8 |
0.6 |
55.2 |
1.5 |
56.7 |
1.2 |
58.5 |
0.9 |
65.8 |
0.9 |
Metropolitan-small |
68.1 |
0.7 |
60.1 |
1.6 |
65.6 |
1.5 |
67.2 |
1.3 |
73.3 |
1.1 |
Micropolitan |
70.1 |
0.9 |
67.9 |
2.1 |
68.7 |
2.1 |
70.1 |
1.9 |
72.2 |
1.4 |
Noncore-adjacent |
67.6 |
1.5 |
73.2 |
3.8 |
62.8 |
3.6 |
65.8 |
2.6 |
73.2 |
2.8 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
70.8 |
2.1 |
71.1 |
4.6 |
67.4 |
5.5 |
69.4 |
1.8 |
75.3 |
4.0 |
CSHCN |
Yes |
83.6 |
1.1 |
79.7 |
1.9 |
81.6 |
2.2 |
81.1 |
1.9 |
90.0 |
2.1 |
No |
46.3 |
0.9 |
41.2 |
1.5 |
42.2 |
1.5 |
46.7 |
1.4 |
52.4 |
1.7 |
Preferred language |
English |
67.2 |
0.4 |
64.0 |
1.0 |
66.4 |
1.0 |
65.5 |
0.8 |
69.7 |
0.7 |
Other |
45.2 |
1.0 |
43.4 |
1.7 |
43.3 |
1.5 |
43.2 |
1.9 |
54.7 |
2.3 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
66.6 |
0.4 |
62.2 |
1.0 |
64.9 |
1.0 |
65.2 |
0.7 |
69.9 |
0.7 |
No |
51.2 |
1.0 |
46.9 |
2.2 |
45.5 |
1.7 |
48.0 |
1.9 |
60.9 |
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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