Table 231d People with prescription medication, by education,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
67.5 |
0.5 |
62.3 |
0.9 |
67.4 |
0.8 |
69.7 |
0.6 |
Age |
18-44 |
55.1 |
0.7 |
46.1 |
1.3 |
53.4 |
1.1 |
59.7 |
0.9 |
45-64 |
74.3 |
0.7 |
69.5 |
1.4 |
74.3 |
1.2 |
75.6 |
0.9 |
65 and over |
92.1 |
0.5 |
91.1 |
1.0 |
91.8 |
0.9 |
93.0 |
0.8 |
Gender |
Male |
58.0 |
0.7 |
52.3 |
1.4 |
57.1 |
1.1 |
61.0 |
0.9 |
Female |
76.4 |
0.6 |
72.6 |
1.0 |
76.7 |
0.9 |
77.6 |
0.7 |
Race |
White, single race |
69.4 |
0.6 |
62.9 |
1.1 |
69.5 |
0.9 |
71.9 |
0.7 |
Black, single race |
60.5 |
1.2 |
61.0 |
2.1 |
57.8 |
1.7 |
62.6 |
1.7 |
Asian, single race |
49.5 |
2.3 |
49.4 |
4.3 |
51.4 |
5.0 |
48.9 |
2.5 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
64.3 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
71.6 |
2.9 |
73.7 |
5.1 |
67.9 |
4.8 |
73.6 |
4.3 |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
70.3 |
0.6 |
68.7 |
1.0 |
70.0 |
0.9 |
70.9 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
73.1 |
0.6 |
71.7 |
1.2 |
72.9 |
0.9 |
73.6 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
60.8 |
1.2 |
61.7 |
2.1 |
58.2 |
1.8 |
62.5 |
1.7 |
Hispanic |
48.3 |
1.0 |
46.6 |
1.5 |
46.4 |
1.8 |
53.2 |
1.9 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
64.1 |
1.2 |
62.4 |
1.4 |
65.0 |
1.9 |
65.4 |
2.6 |
Near poor/low |
65.1 |
1.1 |
60.7 |
1.7 |
66.6 |
1.6 |
68.6 |
1.7 |
Middle |
65.5 |
0.9 |
61.0 |
1.5 |
65.8 |
1.2 |
67.3 |
1.1 |
High |
71.1 |
0.7 |
68.8 |
2.3 |
70.8 |
1.3 |
71.5 |
0.8 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
67.2 |
0.6 |
60.0 |
1.4 |
66.8 |
1.0 |
68.8 |
0.7 |
Public only |
73.5 |
1.2 |
68.3 |
1.8 |
75.4 |
1.8 |
81.4 |
2.3 |
Uninsured |
36.1 |
1.1 |
34.0 |
1.6 |
35.8 |
1.8 |
38.9 |
1.9 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
89.9 |
1.1 |
89.1 |
1.6 |
88.6 |
2.0 |
92.0 |
1.7 |
Medicare and private |
93.3 |
0.6 |
92.5 |
1.4 |
94.3 |
0.9 |
92.9 |
1.0 |
Medicare and other public |
93.6 |
1.2 |
94.4 |
1.4 |
88.1 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
64.2 |
0.7 |
57.3 |
1.3 |
64.7 |
1.1 |
66.5 |
0.9 |
Metropolitan-small |
71.7 |
0.8 |
66.9 |
1.5 |
70.0 |
1.3 |
74.7 |
1.0 |
Micropolitan |
70.0 |
1.4 |
68.7 |
2.6 |
68.4 |
2.1 |
72.1 |
1.6 |
Noncore-adjacent |
72.5 |
1.6 |
66.1 |
3.3 |
74.6 |
2.5 |
75.2 |
2.7 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
72.8 |
2.6 |
77.0 |
5.8 |
71.4 |
3.3 |
71.5 |
4.6 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
70.4 |
0.5 |
68.7 |
1.0 |
69.7 |
0.8 |
71.3 |
0.7 |
Other |
44.9 |
1.2 |
43.9 |
1.6 |
43.4 |
2.1 |
47.4 |
2.2 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
92.5 |
0.5 |
91.9 |
0.9 |
91.8 |
1.0 |
93.7 |
0.9 |
Complex activities |
92.0 |
0.7 |
90.3 |
1.5 |
91.8 |
1.1 |
93.9 |
1.2 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
63.4 |
0.6 |
54.1 |
1.0 |
62.7 |
0.9 |
67.0 |
0.7 |
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 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.