Table T7_1_1_1-2d

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_1.2d
Adults age 65 and over who received at least 1 prescription^a from 11 medications that should be avoided in older adults, calendar year, by education,^b United States, 2009
		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		2.0	0.2	2.2	0.4	2.4	0.5	1.5	0.4
Age	65–69	2.0	0.4	DSU	DSU	3.7	1.0	DSU	DSU
	70–74	1.9	0.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	75–79	3.4	0.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	80 and over	1.2	0.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	1.3	0.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	2.6	0.4	2.4	0.6	3.4	0.7	1.9	0.6
Race	White, single race	1.9	0.3	1.8	0.5	2.4	0.5	1.5	0.4
	Black, single race	2.6	0.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	2.0	0.3	1.9	0.5	2.5	0.5	1.5	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	1.8	0.3	DSU	DSU	2.5	0.5	1.5	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2.6	0.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^c	Negative/poor	2.3	0.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	2.3	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	2.4	0.5	DSU	DSU	3.0	0.8	DSU	DSU
	High	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Medicare only	2.3	0.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	1.8	0.4	DSU	DSU	2.8	0.7	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	2.2	0.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	1.7	0.2	2.2	0.5	1.8	0.5	1.4	0.4
	Large central metro	1.7	0.4	3.1	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	1.7	0.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	1.9	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	3.2	0.7	DSU	DSU	4.6	1.3	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	3.2	0.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	2.1	0.3	2.3	0.5	2.6	0.5	1.5	0.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	1.8	0.3	2.3	0.7	2.4	0.6	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	2.7	0.5	2.1	0.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	2.8	0.5	3.2	0.9	2.9	0.9	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	4.0	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	1.6	0.3	DSU	DSU	2.3	0.6	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	Yes	2.2	0.3	2.3	0.6	2.7	0.5	1.6	0.4
U.S. born	No	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	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 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.

^c 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.

^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_1-2d: 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_1-2d.html