Opioid Prescriptions Among Elderly Adults By Income Level

Infographic showing percentage of elderly adults who obtained five or more opioid prescriptions per year, 2018-2019: high income, 3.4%, middle income, 5.1%,, low income, 6.8%, poor, 7.2%. Decorative drawing of older man and woman walking together.

Opioid Prescriptions Among Elderly Adults By Income Level (PDF, 526.3 KB)

Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #541: Any Use and “Frequent Use” of Opioids among Elderly Adults in 2018-2019, by Socioeconomic Characteristics.

Page last reviewed April 2022

Page originally created April 2022

Internet Citation: Opioid Prescriptions Among Elderly Adults By Income Level. Content last reviewed April 2022. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioid-rx-elderly.html

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