Table 15_1_2.1b
People who received a prescription medication 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 |
63.1 |
0.5 |
66.0 |
0.5 |
69.5 |
0.5 |
54.5 |
1.0 |
46.5 |
1.0 |
Age |
0–17 |
49.5 |
0.8 |
51.5 |
0.9 |
56.1 |
1.1 |
39.8 |
1.8 |
41.7 |
1.3 |
18–44 |
54.9 |
0.7 |
58.4 |
0.7 |
61.7 |
0.8 |
49.4 |
1.4 |
38.7 |
1.2 |
45–64 |
74.8 |
0.7 |
75.8 |
0.7 |
77.6 |
0.8 |
69.7 |
1.7 |
64.8 |
2.0 |
65 and over |
91.1 |
0.6 |
91.5 |
0.6 |
91.9 |
0.6 |
90.2 |
1.4 |
85.8 |
2.2 |
Gender |
Male |
56.2 |
0.6 |
59.1 |
0.6 |
62.4 |
0.7 |
46.6 |
1.4 |
40.6 |
1.3 |
Female |
69.8 |
0.5 |
72.6 |
0.6 |
76.3 |
0.6 |
61.5 |
1.1 |
52.8 |
1.2 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
57.1 |
0.8 |
61.0 |
1.0 |
67.1 |
1.4 |
52.7 |
1.6 |
45.4 |
1.5 |
Near poor/low |
59.6 |
1.0 |
64.9 |
1.1 |
69.5 |
1.3 |
53.3 |
1.9 |
42.6 |
1.3 |
Middle |
61.7 |
0.8 |
64.8 |
0.9 |
68.1 |
0.9 |
55.1 |
1.9 |
43.5 |
1.7 |
High |
68.1 |
0.7 |
68.7 |
0.7 |
71.0 |
0.7 |
57.3 |
2.0 |
59.6 |
2.4 |
Education,b age 18 and over |
Less than high school |
62.7 |
0.9 |
69.8 |
1.0 |
72.4 |
1.2 |
63.2 |
2.0 |
46.4 |
1.4 |
High school graduate |
66.6 |
0.8 |
69.3 |
0.9 |
72.3 |
0.9 |
57.0 |
1.9 |
45.6 |
2.1 |
At least some college |
70.5 |
0.6 |
71.5 |
0.6 |
74.1 |
0.6 |
62.8 |
1.4 |
57.9 |
2.2 |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
61.2 |
0.6 |
64.2 |
0.6 |
66.9 |
0.6 |
54.6 |
1.1 |
41.7 |
1.2 |
Not employed |
69.5 |
0.8 |
72.0 |
0.9 |
76.3 |
1.1 |
62.6 |
1.9 |
57.2 |
2.0 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
63.4 |
0.6 |
64.6 |
0.6 |
67.4 |
0.6 |
53.8 |
1.3 |
52.5 |
1.6 |
Public only |
59.0 |
0.9 |
62.8 |
1.1 |
69.1 |
1.5 |
55.6 |
1.5 |
49.6 |
1.7 |
Uninsured |
37.3 |
0.9 |
42.6 |
1.2 |
46.7 |
1.5 |
32.9 |
2.1 |
26.0 |
1.2 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
90.0 |
1.0 |
90.2 |
1.0 |
90.2 |
1.1 |
89.7 |
2.6 |
87.4 |
3.0 |
Medicare and private |
92.6 |
0.7 |
92.6 |
0.7 |
92.7 |
0.8 |
92.6 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
90.0 |
1.5 |
91.3 |
1.6 |
92.3 |
2.1 |
89.8 |
2.5 |
84.3 |
3.5 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
62.3 |
0.6 |
65.4 |
0.6 |
69.2 |
0.6 |
54.7 |
1.1 |
46.4 |
1.0 |
Large central metro |
56.7 |
0.8 |
60.9 |
1.0 |
66.1 |
1.2 |
53.9 |
1.5 |
45.0 |
1.2 |
Large fringe metro |
63.5 |
0.8 |
65.5 |
0.9 |
69.3 |
1.0 |
50.8 |
1.7 |
46.9 |
2.6 |
Medium metro |
67.5 |
1.1 |
69.7 |
1.1 |
71.3 |
1.1 |
61.4 |
1.7 |
49.4 |
2.5 |
Small metro |
66.5 |
1.5 |
68.4 |
1.6 |
70.5 |
1.5 |
57.6 |
4.9 |
49.5 |
3.0 |
Nonmetropolitan |
67.3 |
1.1 |
68.6 |
1.1 |
70.9 |
1.2 |
53.4 |
1.8 |
48.3 |
4.1 |
Micropolitan |
67.0 |
1.4 |
68.0 |
1.5 |
70.1 |
1.7 |
51.6 |
2.5 |
53.1 |
4.1 |
Noncore |
68.0 |
1.7 |
69.7 |
1.6 |
72.3 |
1.4 |
56.0 |
3.6 |
34.6 |
7.6 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
66.3 |
0.5 |
67.2 |
0.5 |
70.2 |
0.5 |
55.0 |
1.0 |
55.2 |
1.4 |
Other |
42.1 |
1.1 |
45.4 |
2.5 |
45.6 |
4.6 |
48.2 |
6.1 |
40.7 |
1.1 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
60.2 |
0.5 |
63.2 |
0.6 |
67.1 |
0.6 |
49.4 |
1.1 |
42.9 |
1.0 |
Fair/poor |
87.8 |
0.6 |
89.5 |
0.7 |
90.2 |
0.8 |
88.0 |
1.3 |
77.7 |
2.0 |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over |
Basic activities |
92.3 |
0.6 |
92.6 |
0.6 |
92.7 |
0.7 |
92.3 |
1.5 |
88.8 |
2.0 |
Complex activities |
92.7 |
0.7 |
93.1 |
0.7 |
93.2 |
0.8 |
91.6 |
2.1 |
88.0 |
3.0 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
63.5 |
0.6 |
66.4 |
0.6 |
69.7 |
0.6 |
54.5 |
1.2 |
45.5 |
1.1 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.