Table 174A_a Adults age 65 and over with at least 1 prescription from 33 medications that are inappropriate, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
16.6 |
0.7 |
16.8 |
0.8 |
16.6 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Age |
65-69 |
16.3 |
1.3 |
16.7 |
1.5 |
14.3 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
70-74 |
16.3 |
1.3 |
16.4 |
1.5 |
18.8 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
75-79 |
18.8 |
1.6 |
18.5 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
80 and over |
15.6 |
1.3 |
15.9 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
12.8 |
1.0 |
12.8 |
1.1 |
12.9 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
19.6 |
0.9 |
19.9 |
1.0 |
19.1 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
18.3 |
2.2 |
17.7 |
2.5 |
15.3 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
18.8 |
1.5 |
19.0 |
1.7 |
20.2 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
16.4 |
1.3 |
16.8 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
14.5 |
1.2 |
15.0 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
18.5 |
1.3 |
17.5 |
1.5 |
21.6 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
16.2 |
1.2 |
16.8 |
1.3 |
10.8 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
16.0 |
1.1 |
16.5 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Medicare only |
16.2 |
1.4 |
16.4 |
1.6 |
17.7 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
16.8 |
0.9 |
17.2 |
1.0 |
13.6 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
18.1 |
1.9 |
15.9 |
2.4 |
22.0 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
14.0 |
1.0 |
14.1 |
1.1 |
14.5 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
18.3 |
1.4 |
18.4 |
1.6 |
17.2 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
21.1 |
1.9 |
20.8 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
16.9 |
3.1 |
17.6 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
18.9 |
3.4 |
18.6 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
17.0 |
0.7 |
17.3 |
0.8 |
17.2 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Other |
13.4 |
2.0 |
11.2 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
23.3 |
1.2 |
23.0 |
1.4 |
26.0 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
26.8 |
1.9 |
27.5 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
12.9 |
0.8 |
13.4 |
0.9 |
9.5 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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 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.
* 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.