Table T7_1_1_2-2c

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_2.2c
Adults age 65 and over who received at least 1 prescription^a of the 33 medications that are potentially inappropriate, calendar year, by family income,^b United States, 2009
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		13.4	0.6	15.4	1.8	14.9	1.3	14.3	1.3	10.9	1.1
Age	65–69	14.1	1.1	18.8	3.7	13.3	3.0	17.2	2.2	11.7	1.5
	70–74	13.9	1.3	13.6	3.2	15.4	2.8	15.7	2.9	11.4	2.3
	75–79	13.7	1.4	18.6	4.5	18.2	3.1	10.9	2.5	10.7	2.9
	80 and over	12.0	1.2	12.2	2.4	13.5	2.0	12.9	2.0	8.9	2.2
Gender	Male	10.7	0.9	12.0	2.7	13.1	2.0	11.8	1.9	8.3	1.3
Gender	Female	15.4	0.8	17.1	2.3	15.9	1.6	16.3	1.6	13.5	1.6
Race	White, single race	13.1	0.7	15.9	2.2	14.3	1.6	14.2	1.4	10.8	1.1
	Black, single race	15.6	1.8	12.4	2.4	19.5	2.9	14.9	2.9	11.9	3.5
	Asian, single race	8.4	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	13.5	0.7	15.2	1.9	14.9	1.5	14.9	1.3	11.0	1.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	13.2	0.7	15.7	2.5	14.2	1.8	14.7	1.5	10.9	1.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	15.7	1.9	12.0	2.5	19.8	2.9	15.1	3.0	11.9	3.5
	Hispanic, all races	11.7	1.7	16.7	4.8	15.0	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	14.4	1.2	16.1	2.4	13.7	2.1	13.3	2.0	16.9	3.8
	High school graduate	14.2	1.1	12.4	2.6	15.7	2.3	17.2	2.0	9.1	1.6
	At least some college	12.4	1.0	17.7	4.7	15.8	2.8	12.2	1.9	10.9	1.4
Health insurance	Medicare only	13.7	1.0	9.4	1.8	16.4	1.9	12.5	1.6	13.7	2.5
	Medicare and private	13.0	0.9	21.3	3.9	13.0	2.3	16.2	1.9	9.8	1.1
	Medicare and other public	14.7	1.5	17.7	3.0	15.2	2.5	13.6	2.8	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	13.0	0.7	13.9	2.0	14.3	1.5	14.1	1.5	10.9	1.2
	Large central metro	12.9	1.4	13.9	3.3	13.8	2.5	11.0	2.5	13.7	2.3
	Large fringe metro	11.6	1.3	DSU	DSU	10.6	2.6	13.1	2.4	11.7	1.9
	Medium metro	13.9	1.4	17.9	4.0	16.0	3.1	17.1	3.6	8.4	1.4
	Small metro	14.2	1.6	DSU	DSU	19.1	4.3	17.1	4.0	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	15.2	1.3	19.5	3.1	17.1	3.3	15.2	2.3	10.9	2.5
	Micropolitan	16.6	1.6	DSU	DSU	16.2	4.6	17.9	2.4	12.6	3.0
	Noncore	12.3	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	14.0	0.7	15.6	1.9	16.0	1.5	15.4	1.4	11.1	1.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	8.7	1.4	16.4	4.3	10.8	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	11.5	0.7	11.9	2.0	11.7	1.5	13.4	1.4	9.8	1.1
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	19.5	1.3	20.6	2.9	21.9	2.4	18.1	2.5	17.1	3.2
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	18.0	1.1	22.2	3.2	17.8	1.9	20.2	1.9	13.7	2.3
	Complex activities	19.4	2.3	DSU	DSU	18.9	3.5	17.6	3.3	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	11.3	0.8	11.3	2.0	13.3	1.7	11.7	1.6	9.9	1.2
U.S. born	Yes	14.2	0.7	16.3	2.0	16.4	1.5	15.6	1.4	11.2	1.1
U.S. born	No	8.5	1.2	13.3	3.1	9.8	2.5	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 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: 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_2-2c: 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_2-2c.html