Table 10_3_1.2b
Adults age 65 and over who received at least 1 of 33 potentially inappropriate prescription medicationsa in the calendar year, by ethnicity, United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
17.7 |
0.7 |
17.9 |
0.8 |
17.6 |
0.8 |
18.9 |
1.8 |
13.5 |
1.7 |
Age |
65–69 |
18.4 |
1.3 |
18.7 |
1.4 |
18.4 |
1.7 |
17.5 |
3.3 |
15.3 |
3.3 |
70–74 |
18.1 |
1.5 |
18.3 |
1.5 |
17.8 |
1.7 |
23.0 |
4.6 |
15.9 |
4.3 |
75–79 |
19.6 |
1.9 |
20.3 |
2.0 |
19.7 |
2.1 |
18.9 |
4.7 |
8.7 |
2.6 |
80 and over |
15.0 |
1.1 |
15.1 |
1.2 |
15.1 |
1.3 |
17.1 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
14.3 |
1.1 |
14.6 |
1.1 |
13.8 |
1.2 |
14.8 |
2.9 |
9.7 |
2.6 |
Female |
20.2 |
1.0 |
20.5 |
1.1 |
20.4 |
1.2 |
21.4 |
2.5 |
16.3 |
2.7 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
19.3 |
2.0 |
20.2 |
2.3 |
20.9 |
3.0 |
22.2 |
3.1 |
12.7 |
3.0 |
Near poor/low |
19.6 |
1.4 |
20.1 |
1.5 |
18.6 |
1.5 |
20.7 |
3.7 |
14.9 |
3.4 |
Middle |
16.7 |
1.4 |
16.7 |
1.4 |
16.3 |
1.5 |
18.1 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
High |
16.4 |
1.2 |
16.8 |
1.3 |
17.2 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationc |
Less than high school |
19.1 |
1.3 |
20.0 |
1.5 |
19.4 |
1.7 |
19.9 |
2.7 |
13.9 |
2.4 |
High school graduate |
18.3 |
1.2 |
18.4 |
1.3 |
18.0 |
1.4 |
17.8 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
At least some college |
16.3 |
1.2 |
16.4 |
1.2 |
16.2 |
1.4 |
19.4 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Medicare only |
16.8 |
1.4 |
16.7 |
1.5 |
16.5 |
1.6 |
15.8 |
3.3 |
18.4 |
4.1 |
Medicare and private |
17.3 |
0.9 |
17.5 |
0.9 |
17.3 |
1.0 |
20.4 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
21.7 |
2.0 |
24.2 |
2.3 |
25.2 |
3.4 |
21.0 |
3.2 |
10.6 |
1.9 |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan |
17.1 |
0.8 |
17.4 |
0.8 |
16.8 |
0.9 |
18.1 |
2.0 |
13.4 |
1.7 |
Large central metro |
19.1 |
1.4 |
20.1 |
1.5 |
21.3 |
2.0 |
16.4 |
2.4 |
12.6 |
2.0 |
Large fringe metro |
14.1 |
1.5 |
13.9 |
1.6 |
13.1 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medium metro |
18.4 |
1.7 |
18.5 |
1.7 |
17.2 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Small metro |
15.0 |
2.7 |
15.3 |
2.8 |
14.6 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nonmetropolitan |
19.9 |
1.8 |
20.0 |
1.8 |
20.1 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
18.2 |
2.2 |
18.4 |
2.2 |
17.9 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
23.0 |
2.8 |
22.9 |
2.8 |
24.1 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
18.0 |
0.8 |
18.2 |
0.8 |
17.8 |
0.9 |
19.5 |
1.9 |
13.0 |
2.9 |
Other |
16.4 |
2.6 |
20.5 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
13.0 |
2.2 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
15.8 |
0.8 |
16.2 |
0.8 |
16.0 |
0.9 |
17.9 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
1.8 |
Fair/poor |
23.6 |
1.6 |
23.6 |
1.6 |
23.3 |
2.0 |
21.1 |
3.0 |
23.6 |
3.4 |
Activity limitationsd |
Basic activities |
23.8 |
1.2 |
24.1 |
1.3 |
23.2 |
1.4 |
26.6 |
2.9 |
20.0 |
3.5 |
Complex activities |
26.8 |
2.2 |
27.4 |
2.3 |
27.7 |
2.6 |
27.0 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
14.4 |
0.9 |
14.8 |
0.9 |
14.7 |
1.0 |
13.3 |
2.5 |
9.1 |
2.0 |
a Prescription medications received includes all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise obtained during calendar year, as well as any refills.
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 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.
d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A.
* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.