Table 10_3_1.2c
Adults age 65 and over who received at least 1 of 33 potentially inappropriate prescription medicationsa in the calendar year, by family income,b United States, 2005
| Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
17.7 |
0.7 |
19.3 |
2.0 |
19.6 |
1.4 |
16.7 |
1.4 |
16.4 |
1.2 |
| Age |
65–69 |
18.4 |
1.3 |
19.2 |
3.7 |
24.1 |
3.1 |
15.2 |
2.8 |
17.2 |
2.2 |
| 70–74 |
18.1 |
1.5 |
20.7 |
4.5 |
22.6 |
3.2 |
20.1 |
2.6 |
13.7 |
2.3 |
| 75–79 |
19.6 |
1.9 |
19.4 |
3.7 |
23.6 |
3.3 |
16.7 |
3.1 |
19.0 |
3.1 |
| 80 and over |
15.0 |
1.1 |
18.4 |
3.6 |
12.0 |
1.9 |
15.4 |
2.6 |
16.4 |
2.4 |
| Gender |
Male |
14.3 |
1.1 |
16.6 |
3.0 |
16.4 |
2.3 |
13.0 |
1.9 |
13.5 |
1.5 |
| Female |
20.2 |
1.0 |
20.5 |
2.4 |
21.5 |
1.9 |
19.4 |
1.9 |
19.5 |
2.0 |
| Race |
White, single race |
17.3 |
0.8 |
19.6 |
2.5 |
18.2 |
1.4 |
16.5 |
1.5 |
16.8 |
1.3 |
| Black, single race |
18.6 |
1.8 |
22.1 |
3.1 |
20.7 |
3.7 |
17.6 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
| Asian, single race |
20.3 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
17.9 |
0.8 |
20.2 |
2.3 |
20.1 |
1.5 |
16.7 |
1.4 |
16.8 |
1.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
17.6 |
0.8 |
20.9 |
3.0 |
18.6 |
1.5 |
16.3 |
1.5 |
17.2 |
1.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
18.9 |
1.8 |
22.2 |
3.1 |
20.7 |
3.7 |
18.1 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
| Hispanic |
13.5 |
1.7 |
12.7 |
3.0 |
14.9 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Educationc |
Less than high school |
19.1 |
1.3 |
22.8 |
2.8 |
19.2 |
2.1 |
17.9 |
2.5 |
15.9 |
3.1 |
| High school graduate |
18.3 |
1.2 |
16.2 |
3.1 |
20.8 |
2.6 |
18.0 |
2.0 |
17.2 |
2.4 |
| At least some college |
16.3 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
18.4 |
3.0 |
14.5 |
2.1 |
16.3 |
1.7 |
| Health insurance |
Medicare only |
16.8 |
1.4 |
19.6 |
4.4 |
16.5 |
2.2 |
18.6 |
2.6 |
13.7 |
2.7 |
| Medicare and private |
17.3 |
0.9 |
18.9 |
3.5 |
18.8 |
2.0 |
15.9 |
1.6 |
17.4 |
1.5 |
| Medicare and other public |
21.7 |
2.0 |
19.9 |
2.8 |
28.4 |
3.7 |
15.0 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
| Residence locationd |
Metropolitan |
17.1 |
0.8 |
19.2 |
2.5 |
20.4 |
1.7 |
15.5 |
1.5 |
15.5 |
1.3 |
| Large central metro |
19.1 |
1.4 |
25.0 |
4.3 |
20.3 |
3.1 |
18.2 |
2.7 |
17.2 |
2.6 |
| Large fringe metro |
14.1 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
16.6 |
3.9 |
14.4 |
3.0 |
12.7 |
2.2 |
| Medium metro |
18.4 |
1.7 |
16.0 |
3.9 |
26.5 |
3.1 |
14.1 |
2.8 |
16.9 |
2.7 |
| Small metro |
15.0 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
13.4 |
3.8 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
19.9 |
1.8 |
19.7 |
3.3 |
17.4 |
2.2 |
21.5 |
3.4 |
21.0 |
3.3 |
| Micropolitan |
18.2 |
2.2 |
18.6 |
4.1 |
18.1 |
3.3 |
16.8 |
3.2 |
19.3 |
3.9 |
| Noncore |
23.0 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
16.1 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
18.0 |
0.8 |
21.3 |
2.4 |
19.8 |
1.5 |
17.1 |
1.5 |
16.8 |
1.3 |
| Other |
16.4 |
2.6 |
15.0 |
4.2 |
19.2 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
15.8 |
0.8 |
17.8 |
2.8 |
15.5 |
1.6 |
15.3 |
1.4 |
15.8 |
1.3 |
| Fair/poor |
23.6 |
1.6 |
22.5 |
3.3 |
27.9 |
2.8 |
21.4 |
3.3 |
20.4 |
3.2 |
| Activity limitationsd |
Basic activities |
23.8 |
1.2 |
25.1 |
3.2 |
27.2 |
2.5 |
21.5 |
2.5 |
21.4 |
2.3 |
| Complex activities |
26.8 |
2.2 |
20.2 |
4.6 |
29.3 |
3.5 |
29.6 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
14.4 |
0.9 |
16.3 |
3.1 |
13.1 |
1.8 |
14.4 |
1.6 |
14.8 |
1.5 |
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: 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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