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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Tables Appendix

Table 15_1_2.1_2a
Adults age 65 and over with at least 1 prescriptiona from 33 medications that are potentially inappropriate, by race, United States, 2008
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   13.7 0.7 13.7 0.8 15.5 1.9 8.3 2.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Age 65-69 13.1 1.2 12.9 1.3 15.5 3.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
70-74 14.1 1.5 13.9 1.7 16.5 3.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
75-79 16.6 1.9 17.3 2.1 14.0 3.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
80 and over 12.2 1.3 11.9 1.4 15.7 4.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Gender Male 10.9 1.0 10.5 1.1 14.4 2.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Female 15.9 0.8 16.1 1.0 16.2 2.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Family incomeb Negative/poor 16.8 2.0 15.7 2.4 23.7 4.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Near poor/low 14.8 1.5 14.9 1.7 13.6 2.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Middle 14.3 1.3 14.4 1.4 14.1 3.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
High 11.6 1.2 11.7 1.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Educationc Less than high school 16.1 1.3 15.4 1.5 19.1 3.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
High school graduate 12.1 1.2 12.1 1.3 12.0 2.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
At least some college 13.8 1.1 14.2 1.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance Medicare only 11.3 0.9 11.2 1.0 12.5 2.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and private 15.4 1.1 15.5 1.2 16.8 3.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and other public 15.9 1.6 14.4 2.1 19.3 3.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationd Metropolitan 13.3 0.8 13.1 0.9 15.8 2.1 8.4 2.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Large central metro 10.2 1.1 9.6 1.2 13.7 3.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Large fringe metro 11.9 1.6 12.1 1.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Medium metro 17.0 1.7 17.2 2.0 20.4 5.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Small metro 15.9 1.7 14.3 2.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 15.6 1.5 15.7 1.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 15.5 2.0 15.5 2.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore 15.8 2.5 16.0 2.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 14.3 0.7 14.1 0.8 16.0 1.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Other 12.0 1.8 13.0 2.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 12.0 0.8 12.2 0.8 12.0 1.9 7.0 1.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Fair/poor 19.7 1.5 19.1 1.6 23.8 4.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 19.3 1.5 19.1 1.7 20.9 3.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Complex activities 19.9 2.4 18.0 2.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Neither basic nor complex activities 11.4 0.8 11.4 0.9 12.4 2.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
U.S. born Yes 14.6 0.7 14.4 0.8 16.5 2.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
No 10.3 1.5 10.8 1.9 DSU DSU 8.9 2.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU

a. Prescription medications received includes all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise obtained during the calendar year, as well as any refills. For more information, see Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

b. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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 B: Detailed Methods.

DSU - 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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