Table 231c People with prescription medication, by family income,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
62.7 |
0.5 |
57.1 |
1.1 |
59.3 |
1.0 |
61.0 |
0.8 |
67.9 |
0.6 |
Age |
0-17 |
48.6 |
0.7 |
45.1 |
1.4 |
44.9 |
1.5 |
48.0 |
1.4 |
54.6 |
1.3 |
18-44 |
55.0 |
0.7 |
52.4 |
1.5 |
49.9 |
1.4 |
54.1 |
1.2 |
59.2 |
1.0 |
45-64 |
74.1 |
0.7 |
72.0 |
2.2 |
69.6 |
1.7 |
72.2 |
1.2 |
76.6 |
1.0 |
65 and over |
91.9 |
0.5 |
91.5 |
1.3 |
91.1 |
1.2 |
91.2 |
0.9 |
93.4 |
0.8 |
Gender |
Male |
55.6 |
0.6 |
48.8 |
1.4 |
51.1 |
1.2 |
53.0 |
1.0 |
61.8 |
0.9 |
Female |
69.6 |
0.6 |
63.7 |
1.2 |
66.3 |
1.2 |
68.9 |
1.0 |
74.4 |
0.7 |
Race |
White, single race |
65.0 |
0.5 |
58.3 |
1.2 |
60.3 |
1.2 |
63.5 |
0.9 |
70.0 |
0.7 |
Black, single race |
53.8 |
1.1 |
52.7 |
1.9 |
55.9 |
1.8 |
52.0 |
1.8 |
55.5 |
2.6 |
Asian, single race |
47.1 |
2.1 |
50.4 |
7.9 |
49.7 |
4.5 |
40.1 |
3.8 |
50.9 |
2.6 |
NHOPI, single race |
50.7 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
59.8 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
64.2 |
2.4 |
63.5 |
4.0 |
71.2 |
3.5 |
62.0 |
4.6 |
60.8 |
6.2 |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
65.6 |
0.6 |
62.2 |
1.2 |
64.9 |
1.1 |
63.3 |
0.9 |
68.6 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
68.9 |
0.6 |
66.9 |
1.5 |
68.5 |
1.3 |
66.9 |
1.0 |
70.9 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
54.1 |
1.1 |
52.9 |
1.9 |
56.8 |
1.8 |
52.1 |
1.8 |
55.3 |
2.7 |
Hispanic |
46.0 |
0.9 |
41.4 |
1.5 |
41.4 |
1.5 |
46.3 |
1.5 |
59.2 |
2.0 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
62.3 |
0.9 |
62.4 |
1.4 |
60.7 |
1.7 |
61.0 |
1.5 |
68.8 |
2.3 |
High school graduate |
67.4 |
0.8 |
65.0 |
1.9 |
66.6 |
1.6 |
65.8 |
1.2 |
70.8 |
1.3 |
At least some college |
69.7 |
0.6 |
65.4 |
2.6 |
68.6 |
1.7 |
67.3 |
1.1 |
71.5 |
0.8 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
63.0 |
0.6 |
62.4 |
2.2 |
57.1 |
1.4 |
60.2 |
1.0 |
66.5 |
0.7 |
Public only |
59.3 |
1.0 |
58.7 |
1.4 |
59.2 |
1.6 |
60.7 |
2.4 |
60.8 |
5.6 |
Uninsured |
35.1 |
1.0 |
33.5 |
1.9 |
33.5 |
1.7 |
35.4 |
1.7 |
39.6 |
2.9 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
89.6 |
1.2 |
89.9 |
2.5 |
89.3 |
2.3 |
88.8 |
1.9 |
90.9 |
2.1 |
Medicare and private |
93.4 |
0.6 |
93.4 |
2.3 |
92.0 |
1.5 |
93.2 |
1.1 |
94.2 |
0.9 |
Medicare and other public |
93.3 |
1.2 |
94.5 |
1.7 |
94.2 |
1.8 |
90.4 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
59.3 |
0.7 |
52.9 |
1.5 |
54.2 |
1.5 |
57.0 |
1.2 |
65.1 |
0.9 |
Metropolitan-small |
67.1 |
0.8 |
61.6 |
1.8 |
63.7 |
1.8 |
64.5 |
1.2 |
73.0 |
1.0 |
Micropolitan |
66.7 |
1.3 |
60.3 |
2.2 |
66.2 |
2.6 |
66.6 |
1.8 |
70.0 |
1.9 |
Noncore-adjacent |
65.8 |
1.8 |
60.9 |
4.9 |
62.1 |
3.4 |
67.8 |
2.5 |
71.2 |
4.5 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
68.6 |
2.5 |
68.5 |
4.7 |
71.2 |
5.1 |
63.6 |
3.9 |
73.8 |
4.8 |
CSHCN |
Yes |
81.2 |
1.3 |
73.5 |
2.8 |
81.9 |
2.2 |
80.6 |
2.5 |
87.2 |
2.1 |
No |
41.4 |
0.8 |
38.0 |
1.5 |
37.3 |
1.5 |
40.4 |
1.6 |
47.7 |
1.4 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
65.7 |
0.5 |
61.7 |
1.2 |
64.6 |
1.1 |
63.6 |
0.8 |
69.0 |
0.7 |
Other |
42.6 |
1.1 |
40.2 |
1.7 |
39.7 |
1.7 |
42.2 |
1.9 |
52.2 |
2.7 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
92.4 |
0.5 |
90.8 |
1.2 |
92.0 |
1.1 |
92.1 |
1.0 |
94.4 |
1.0 |
Complex activities |
91.9 |
0.7 |
89.7 |
1.3 |
93.5 |
1.3 |
92.2 |
1.2 |
92.3 |
1.7 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
63.3 |
0.6 |
54.6 |
1.4 |
57.8 |
1.2 |
61.2 |
1.0 |
68.7 |
0.7 |
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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources. Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.
* 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.