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Table 2.36
Inappropriate drug use among community-dwelling elderly, United States, 2000 and 2003
| |
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2003 |
2000 |
| |
|
Used 1 of 33 inappropriate drugs |
Used 1 of 11 drugs that should be avoided |
Used 1 of 33 inappropriate drugs |
Used 1 of 11 drugs that should be avoided |
| Population group |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
| Total |
18.7 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
0.37 |
19.1 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
| Racea |
White only |
18.6 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Black only |
17.4 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| AI/AN only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Asian only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| NHOPI only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Multiple races |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Ethnicityb |
Hispanic, all races |
13.2 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
19.3 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
18.7 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
19.1 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
18.9 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
19.3 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
17.6 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
18.7 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
| Non-Hispanic, other |
16.1 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
13.6 |
8.5 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Gender |
Male |
13.3 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
16.4 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
| Female |
22.2 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
21.2 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
| Age |
65-69 |
18.4 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
17.5 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
| 70-74 |
19.0 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
21.6 |
1.6 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
| 75-79 |
17.2 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
17.4 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
| 80-84 |
18.5 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
19.2 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
| 85 and over |
18.6 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
21.0 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
| Educationc |
Less than high school |
19.2 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
22.2 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
| High school graduate |
19.5 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
17.3 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
| At least some college |
16.7 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
18.1 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
| Insurance |
Medicare only |
16.8 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
17.8 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
| Medicare and private |
19.0 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
18.1 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
| Medicare and other public |
19.7 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
28.5 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
| Family incomed |
Negative/poor |
18.4 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
21.5 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
| Near poor/low |
18.3 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
20.9 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
| Middle |
19.6 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
18.9 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
| High |
17.1 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
16.8 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
| Residence locatione |
Metropolitan-large |
16.7 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
15.2 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
| Metropolitan-small |
19.3 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
23.5 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
0.6 |
| Micropolitan |
21.3 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
19.7 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
| Noncore |
19.3 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
24.8 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
16.1 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
15.8 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
| Fair/poor |
26.9 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
30.2 |
1.9 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
a Prior to 2002, racial categories were not directly comparable to those used for 2002 or later years' data; thus, race data for 2000 are not shown.
b Beginning in 2002, individuals could report multiple races. For 2002 and later years, Non-Hispanic categories exclude multiple-race individuals and are not directly comparable to data from previous years.
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 Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over 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.
e See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measures Specifications Appendix for more information.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
-- Data not shown. See footnote a.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Source:Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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