Table T7_1_1_1-1

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 7_1_1_1.1
Adults age 65 and over who received at least 1 prescription^a of the 11 medications that should be avoided in older adults, calendar year, United States, 2002–2009
		2009		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		2.0	0.2	2.2	0.3	2.7	0.3	2.3	0.3	2.7	0.3	3.0	0.4	3.1	0.4	3.3	0.3
Age	65–69	2.0	0.4	2.0	0.5	2.6	0.5	3.3	0.7	3.6	0.8	4.3	0.9	4.3	0.9	2.7	0.5
	70–74	1.9	0.5	1.8	0.5	2.9	0.8	2.2	0.6	3.2	0.7	2.3	0.5	2.7	0.6	3.7	0.6
	75–79	3.4	0.8	3.3	0.8	3.3	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	3.1	0.6	2.8	0.7	4.3	0.9
	80 and over	1.2	0.3	2.0	0.6	2.2	0.6	1.9	0.4	1.9	0.5	2.1	0.5	2.6	0.6	2.6	0.6
Gender	Male	1.3	0.3	1.5	0.3	2.2	0.5	2.0	0.4	2.0	0.4	2.5	0.4	1.7	0.4	2.2	0.4
Gender	Female	2.6	0.4	2.7	0.4	3.0	0.4	2.6	0.4	3.2	0.5	3.4	0.5	4.2	0.5	4.1	0.5
Race	White, single race	1.9	0.3	2.1	0.3	2.9	0.4	2.4	0.3	2.7	0.3	3.2	0.4	3.3	0.4	3.3	0.4
	Black, single race	2.6	0.7	3.5	1.0	DSU	DSU	2.1	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	.	.	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	2.0	0.3	2.2	0.3	2.6	0.3	2.2	0.3	2.8	0.3	3.1	0.4	3.1	0.4	3.3	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	1.8	0.3	2.1	0.3	2.9	0.4	2.3	0.3	2.8	0.4	3.3	0.4	3.4	0.4	3.3	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2.5	0.7	3.5	1.0	DSU	DSU	2.1	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	1.8	0.5	2.8	0.7	2.7	0.8
Family income^b	Negative/poor	2.2	0.7	2.5	0.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	3.5	1.0	DSU	DSU	3.7	0.9	3.9	0.9
	Near poor/low	2.2	0.6	2.1	0.6	3.1	0.7	2.5	0.5	2.9	0.7	2.8	0.7	2.0	0.5	4.7	0.8
	Middle	2.4	0.5	1.8	0.5	3.0	0.6	2.8	0.6	2.2	0.5	3.4	0.6	3.7	0.8	2.8	0.5
	High	DSU	DSU	2.6	0.6	2.1	0.5	2.2	0.5	2.7	0.6	2.7	0.6	3.4	0.7	2.2	0.5
Education^c	Less than high school	2.2	0.4	2.9	0.6	2.6	0.6	2.5	0.5	1.9	0.5	2.9	0.7	3.0	0.5	4.1	0.6
	High school graduate	2.4	0.5	1.7	0.4	2.7	0.6	2.1	0.5	2.9	0.6	2.9	0.6	3.3	0.6	3.2	0.6
	At least some college	1.5	0.4	2.2	0.5	2.7	0.6	2.5	0.5	3.2	0.6	3.3	0.7	3.0	0.6	2.5	0.5
Health insurance	Medicare only	2.3	0.5	1.9	0.5	2.1	0.5	1.9	0.5	2.5	0.5	2.5	0.5	1.5	0.4	2.6	0.6
	Medicare and private	1.8	0.4	2.2	0.4	3.4	0.6	2.5	0.4	2.5	0.4	3.2	0.5	3.9	0.5	3.2	0.4
	Medicare and other public	2.2	0.6	2.9	0.8	DSU	DSU	2.9	0.8	4.2	1.1	3.5	0.9	DSU	DSU	5.4	1.0
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	1.7	0.2	2.1	0.3	2.5	0.4	2.1	0.3	2.6	0.3	3.0	0.4	3.1	0.4	3.2	0.4
	Large central metro	1.7	0.4	2.0	0.6	DSU	DSU	1.6	0.4	3.0	0.7	2.5	0.5	2.5	0.6	3.2	0.6
	Large fringe metro	1.7	0.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	2.9	0.6	2.1	0.6	3.2	0.9	DSU	DSU	3.2	0.8
	Medium metro	1.9	0.5	3.3	0.7	4.2	1.0	2.7	0.8	2.4	0.7	3.2	0.7	4.4	0.9	2.8	0.6
	Small metro	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	3.2	0.7	2.5	0.7	3.4	0.8	3.1	0.7	3.1	0.8	3.0	0.6	3.3	0.8	3.6	0.6
	Micropolitan	3.2	0.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	3.0	0.7	DSU	DSU	3.7	0.8	3.7	1.1	4.1	0.8
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	2.6	0.7
Language spoken most often at home	English	2.1	0.3	2.2	0.3	2.9	0.4	2.4	0.3	2.9	0.3	3.0	0.4	3.3	0.4	3.3	0.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	1.8	0.3	1.9	0.3	2.1	0.3	1.9	0.3	2.6	0.4	2.5	0.4	3.1	0.4	2.8	0.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	2.7	0.5	3.0	0.7	4.4	0.8	3.7	0.8	3.0	0.6	4.5	0.9	3.2	0.6	4.6	0.6
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	2.8	0.5	2.3	0.5	4.1	0.8	3.3	0.6	3.6	0.6	3.8	0.6	3.8	0.7	4.6	0.6
	Complex activities	4.0	0.9	DSU	DSU	5.4	1.6	DSU	DSU	5.5	1.1	4.8	1.0	DSU	DSU	5.9	1.1
	Neither basic nor complex activities	1.6	0.3	2.1	0.4	1.9	0.4	1.8	0.3	2.3	0.4	2.3	0.4	2.8	0.4	2.5	0.4
U.S. born	Yes	2.2	0.3	2.2	0.3	3.0	0.4	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	3.3	0.4	3.3	0.3
U.S. born	No	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Prescription medications received includes all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise obtained during calendar year, as well as any refills. For more information, see the 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.

DNC - Data were not collected.

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.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T7_1_1_1-1: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/7_efficiency/T7_1_1_1-1.html