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Table 217d
People with prescription medication, by education,a United States, 2003
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 68.2 0.4 64.2 0.9 68.1 0.6 70.0 0.6
Age 18-44 56.5 0.6 47.9 1.2 55.9 0.9 60.6 0.9
45-64 74.7 0.7 71.6 1.7 74.1 1.1 76.0 1.0
65 and over 91.3 0.6 90.2 1.1 90.8 1.0 92.8 0.9
Gender Male 58.1 0.6 53.2 1.3 57.2 1.0 60.9 1.0
Female 77.6 0.5 74.9 0.9 77.9 0.8 78.5 0.6
Race White, single race 69.8 0.5 64.4 1.1 70.0 0.7 71.9 0.7
Black, single race 62.6 1.1 64.0 2.0 59.4 1.6 64.7 2.0
Asian, single race 51.4 1.7 54.0 4.3 52.8 4.7 50.4 2.1
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 68.6 3.7 * * * * * *
Multiple races 70.5 3.1 * * * * 68.4 4.8
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 70.8 0.4 70.7 1.0 70.3 0.7 71.2 0.7
Non-Hispanic, White 73.2 0.5 73.2 1.2 72.8 0.8 73.5 0.7
Non-Hispanic, Black 62.7 1.1 64.2 2.0 59.4 1.6 64.9 2.1
Hispanic, all races 49.5 1.1 46.7 1.5 49.7 1.8 53.8 1.9
Family incomeb Negative/poor 65.5 1.1 62.6 1.5 66.4 1.9 70.3 2.1
Near poor/low 66.4 1.0 64.5 1.6 67.5 1.5 67.3 1.8
Middle 66.7 0.7 65.2 1.6 66.0 1.1 67.9 1.1
High 70.8 0.7 64.6 2.0 71.2 1.3 71.4 0.8
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 67.7 0.5 61.9 1.3 67.7 0.8 68.9 0.7
Public only 75.3 1.1 71.8 1.6 76.4 2.2 80.6 2.3
Uninsured 38.0 1.2 33.9 1.5 38.4 1.9 42.3 2.0
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 89.5 1.0 90.0 1.7 88.7 1.8 89.8 1.9
Medicare and private 92.9 0.7 91.8 1.5 92.0 1.2 94.2 1.0
Medicare and other public 91.0 1.5 89.8 1.9 92.0 2.7 * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 64.9 0.6 59.3 1.4 64.7 1.1 67.1 0.8
Metropolitan-small 72.0 0.7 68.3 1.7 71.0 0.9 74.3 1.0
Micropolitan 73.1 1.1 70.4 2.1 73.9 1.8 73.9 1.6
Noncore-adjacent 70.9 1.4 71.0 3.2 71.0 2.5 70.7 3.2
Noncore-not adjacent 71.6 2.0 73.1 4.0 71.7 3.0 70.3 4.5
Preferred language English 70.9 0.4 70.2 0.9 70.3 0.6 71.5 0.7
Other 46.6 1.2 45.1 1.7 44.6 2.5 50.4 2.0
Born in U.S. Yes 71.1 0.4 69.8 0.9 70.6 0.7 72.0 0.7
No 52.7 1.1 48.1 1.8 49.7 2.0 57.9 1.4

a 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.

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 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; 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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