Table T7_1_1_2-2b

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_2.2b
Adults age 65 and over who received at least 1 prescription^a of the 33 medications that are potentially inappropriate, calendar year, by ethnicity, United States, 2009
				Non-Hispanic
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		13.4	0.6	13.5	0.7	13.2	0.7	15.7	1.9	11.7	1.7
Age	65–69	14.1	1.1	14.4	1.1	13.7	1.3	17.5	2.7	11.0	2.2
	70–74	13.9	1.3	14.0	1.4	14.0	1.6	16.4	3.5	12.2	3.6
	75–79	13.7	1.4	13.8	1.5	13.7	1.7	15.5	3.5	12.6	2.9
	80 and over	12.0	1.2	12.1	1.3	11.9	1.4	12.8	3.4	11.4	3.3
Gender	Male	10.7	0.9	10.9	1.0	10.7	1.1	12.9	2.4	7.6	1.7
Gender	Female	15.4	0.8	15.5	0.9	15.2	1.0	17.3	2.4	14.8	2.7
Family income^b	Negative/poor	15.4	1.8	15.2	1.9	15.7	2.5	12.0	2.5	16.7	4.8
	Near poor/low	14.9	1.3	14.9	1.5	14.2	1.8	19.8	2.9	15.0	3.5
	Middle	14.3	1.3	14.9	1.3	14.7	1.5	15.1	3.0	DSU	DSU
	High	10.9	1.1	11.0	1.1	10.9	1.1	11.9	3.5	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	14.4	1.2	14.6	1.4	14.0	1.7	16.8	2.9	13.6	2.3
	High school graduate	14.2	1.1	14.4	1.2	14.0	1.2	18.6	3.2	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	12.4	1.0	12.5	1.0	12.3	1.1	12.2	3.1	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Medicare only	13.7	1.0	13.9	1.1	13.9	1.3	14.5	2.9	10.5	3.0
	Medicare and private	13.0	0.9	13.1	0.9	12.8	1.0	16.0	2.6	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	14.7	1.5	14.4	1.8	12.7	2.4	18.2	3.6	15.8	2.9
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	13.0	0.7	13.1	0.8	12.9	0.9	15.2	2.0	11.5	1.8
	Large central metro	12.9	1.4	13.2	1.7	13.4	2.1	13.3	2.7	11.1	1.6
	Large fringe metro	11.6	1.3	11.7	1.3	11.5	1.4	14.9	4.2	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	13.9	1.4	13.5	1.4	12.9	1.6	17.7	3.1	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	14.2	1.6	15.0	1.8	14.9	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	15.2	1.3	15.2	1.3	14.5	1.5	19.2	5.6	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	16.6	1.6	16.7	1.6	16.0	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	12.3	2.2	12.1	2.2	11.2	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	14.0	0.7	14.0	0.7	13.5	0.7	16.1	1.9	13.1	2.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	8.7	1.4	5.8	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.1	1.9
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	11.5	0.7	11.8	0.7	11.6	0.8	13.6	2.3	7.1	1.7
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	19.5	1.3	19.6	1.5	19.7	1.9	18.8	3.0	18.8	2.9
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	18.0	1.1	17.7	1.1	16.7	1.3	21.6	3.1	21.4	3.8
	Complex activities	19.4	2.3	19.3	2.6	17.7	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	11.3	0.8	11.6	0.8	11.7	0.9	11.5	1.9	7.3	1.5
U.S. born	Yes	14.2	0.7	14.3	0.7	13.7	0.7	16.7	1.9	13.1	3.7
U.S. born	No	8.5	1.2	7.0	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	11.2	1.8

^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 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.

DSU - 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.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T7_1_1_2-2b: 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_2-2b.html