Table 12_4_6-3c

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_6.3c
Adults age 65 and over who received at least 1 of 11 prescription medications^a in the calendar year that should be avoided for older patients, by family income,^b United States, 2006
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		2.35	0.29	DSU	DSU	2.51	0.52	2.78	0.62	2.30	0.48
Age	65–69	3.32	0.73	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	70–74	2.29	0.60	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	75–79	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	80 and over	1.89	0.44	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	1.97	0.40	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	2.64	0.40	DSU	DSU	2.90	0.68	3.20	0.93	2.48	0.66
Race	White, single race	2.47	0.32	DSU	DSU	2.55	0.59	2.92	0.69	2.46	0.52
	Black, single race	2.14	0.61	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	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	2.26	0.27	DSU	DSU	2.56	0.53	2.32	0.53	2.39	0.49
	Non-Hispanic, White	2.37	0.30	DSU	DSU	2.64	0.61	2.40	0.60	2.56	0.54
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2.10	0.62	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school	2.49	0.49	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	4.28	1.23	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	2.12	0.48	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	At least some college	2.55	0.49	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	2.91	0.71
Health insurance	Medicare only	1.94	0.51	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	2.54	0.37	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	2.79	0.62
	Medicare and other public	2.85	0.75	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	2.15	0.32	DSU	DSU	2.31	0.61	2.38	0.67	2.21	0.52
	Large central metro	1.61	0.39	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	3.05	0.64	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	2.70	0.80	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	3.11	0.66	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	2.99	0.73	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	2.47	0.32	DSU	DSU	2.77	0.61	2.91	0.67	2.39	0.50
Language spoken most often at home	Other	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	1.92	0.26	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	2.11	0.57	2.17	0.50
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	3.73	0.75	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	3.27	0.65	DSU	DSU	3.19	0.94	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	1.88	0.30	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	2.05	0.55

^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_6-3c: 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_6-3c.html