Table 12_4_6-3c

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 12_4_6.3c
Adults age 65 and over with at least 1 prescription^a from 33 medications that are potentially inappropriate, by family income,^b United States, 2007
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		15.4	0.7	17.0	1.8	15.8	1.3	18.5	1.5	12.2	1.2
Age	65-69	15.2	1.2	15.4	3.6	16.6	2.6	24.1	2.8	8.8	1.6
	70-74	15.9	1.5	24.1	4.3	19.1	3.7	12.9	2.3	13.8	2.5
	75-79	15.7	1.8	15.5	3.9	16.4	3.4	15.3	2.7	15.4	3.4
	80 and over	15.1	1.5	14.1	3.0	13.2	2.2	19.0	2.9	13.5	2.5
Gender	Male	11.8	1.0	13.1	2.6	12.4	2.1	13.8	1.9	9.8	1.4
Gender	Female	18.1	1.0	18.6	2.2	17.7	1.7	22.2	1.9	14.6	1.7
Race	White, single race	15.7	0.8	17.5	2.3	16.2	1.5	19.0	1.7	12.3	1.3
	Black, single race	14.8	1.5	14.7	3.0	15.0	2.6	15.1	2.9	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	9.4	2.7	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	15.5	0.7	17.0	1.9	16.4	1.4	18.1	1.5	12.5	1.2
	Non-Hispanic, White	15.8	0.8	17.5	2.5	17.0	1.6	18.5	1.7	12.6	1.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	14.7	1.5	14.7	3.0	14.7	2.7	15.1	2.9	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	14.2	2.2	DSU	DSU	10.3	2.5	24.1	5.8	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	18.0	1.4	18.1	2.5	16.7	2.2	23.1	2.6	11.5	2.8
	High school graduate	14.2	1.2	13.9	3.8	14.9	2.4	15.8	2.1	12.2	2.2
	At least some college	15.2	1.2	DSU	DSU	17.1	3.7	18.9	2.6	12.5	1.5
Health insurance	Medicare only	14.6	1.3	13.1	3.0	15.3	2.4	18.2	2.3	10.2	2.4
	Medicare and private	16.0	1.1	23.1	4.0	16.7	2.4	18.2	2.2	13.7	1.4
	Medicare and other public	16.2	1.8	16.1	2.9	15.1	2.8	23.0	4.5	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^d	Metropolitan	14.7	0.9	16.4	2.1	14.8	1.5	18.7	1.7	11.4	1.2
	Large central metro	12.8	1.3	9.9	2.5	11.8	2.6	19.5	2.6	9.5	2.6
	Large fringe metro	13.2	1.4	DSU	DSU	18.5	4.0	13.2	2.6	10.5	1.7
	Medium metro	17.1	1.9	23.5	5.1	13.4	2.7	24.3	4.3	12.8	2.3
	Small metro	17.9	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	18.0	3.8	14.8	3.2
	Nonmetropolitan	18.2	1.4	18.7	3.5	19.3	2.8	18.0	2.8	17.0	3.5
	Micropolitan	17.7	1.9	19.1	4.3	18.0	3.6	15.1	3.3	19.4	4.4
	Noncore	19.3	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	16.1	0.8	17.1	2.1	17.4	1.5	19.4	1.6	12.5	1.2
Language spoken most often at home	Other	11.3	2.0	DSU	DSU	6.3	1.8	13.7	3.5	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	13.6	0.8	13.4	2.1	14.1	1.6	15.4	1.6	12.1	1.2
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	21.6	1.5	24.2	3.4	19.8	2.7	28.8	3.2	13.5	2.5
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	23.1	1.5	25.6	3.3	19.0	2.2	28.4	2.8	21.4	2.8
	Complex activities	24.1	2.5	DSU	DSU	17.7	3.7	27.0	5.0	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	11.5	0.8	10.9	2.5	13.9	2.0	13.6	1.5	8.9	1.1
U.S. born	Yes	16.6	0.8	18.2	2.1	17.3	1.5	20.3	1.7	13.1	1.3
U.S. born	No	9.4	1.6	16.8	5.0	9.2	2.7	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.

^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 October 2014

Internet Citation: Table 12_4_6-3c: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/12_patientsafety/T12_4_6-3c.html