Table 12_4_6-2a

2009 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_6.2a
Adults age 65 and over who received at least 1 of 33 potentially inappropriate prescription medications^a in the calendar year, by race, United States, 2006
				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		15.7	0.7	15.7	0.7	17.9	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	65–69	15.3	1.3	15.1	1.5	18.5	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	70–74	15.2	1.3	16.1	1.5	14.5	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	75–79	15.0	1.5	15.6	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	80 and over	17.0	1.3	16.1	1.4	26.9	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	12.3	1.0	12.3	1.1	13.4	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	18.3	0.9	18.3	1.0	20.9	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^b	Negative/poor	16.9	1.6	16.8	1.9	16.7	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	16.0	1.2	16.0	1.4	15.8	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	16.2	1.2	15.5	1.3	22.7	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	14.8	1.4	15.3	1.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	17.5	1.2	17.6	1.4	18.6	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	15.5	1.1	15.5	1.2	18.4	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	14.8	1.1	14.9	1.1	15.7	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Medicare only	16.4	1.3	16.5	1.4	17.0	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	15.4	0.9	15.5	0.9	16.0	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	17.2	1.8	16.0	2.0	22.7	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	14.9	0.8	15.1	0.9	15.8	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large central metro	13.4	1.3	13.0	1.5	14.2	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	15.3	1.5	16.1	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	16.9	1.3	17.0	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	12.8	2.8	12.2	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	18.9	1.7	18.1	1.7	28.1	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	17.9	1.9	16.5	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	20.7	2.7	20.8	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	16.2	0.7	16.0	0.8	17.9	1.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	Other	9.9	1.6	11.1	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	13.5	0.7	13.6	0.8	14.8	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	22.9	1.6	23.0	1.9	24.0	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	22.1	1.3	21.9	1.3	23.6	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	25.1	2.3	24.6	2.5	29.6	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	11.6	0.8	11.6	0.9	13.2	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Prescription medications received includes all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise obtained during 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 A, Data Sources.

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.

Current as of March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 12_4_6-2a: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/12_patientsafety/T12_4_6-2a.html