Table 12_4_6-2

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_6.2
Adults age 65 and over with at least 1 prescription^a from 11 medications that should be avoided in older adults, 2002-2007
		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		2.7	0.3	2.3	0.3	2.7	0.3	3.0	0.4	3.1	0.4	3.3	0.3
Age	65-69	2.6	0.5	3.3	0.7	3.6	0.8	4.3	0.9	4.3	0.9	2.7	0.5
	70-74	2.9	0.8	2.2	0.6	3.2	0.7	2.3	0.5	2.7	0.6	3.7	0.6
	75-79	3.3	0.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	3.1	0.6	2.8	0.7	4.3	0.9
	80 and over	2.2	0.6	1.9	0.4	1.9	0.5	2.1	0.5	2.6	0.6	2.6	0.6
Gender	Male	2.2	0.5	2.0	0.4	2.0	0.4	2.5	0.4	1.7	0.4	2.2	0.4
Gender	Female	3.0	0.4	2.6	0.4	3.2	0.5	3.4	0.5	4.2	0.5	4.1	0.5
Race	White, single race	2.9	0.4	2.4	0.3	2.7	0.3	3.2	0.4	3.3	0.4	3.3	0.4
	Black, single race	DSU	DSU	2.1	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	2.6	0.3	2.2	0.3	2.8	0.3	3.1	0.4	3.1	0.4	3.3	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	2.9	0.4	2.3	0.3	2.8	0.4	3.3	0.4	3.4	0.4	3.3	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	DSU	DSU	2.1	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	1.8	0.5	2.8	0.7	2.7	0.8
Family income^b	Negative/poor	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	3.5	1.0	DSU	DSU	3.7	0.9	3.9	0.9
	Near poor/low	3.1	0.7	2.5	0.5	2.9	0.7	2.8	0.7	2.0	0.5	4.7	0.8
	Middle	3.0	0.6	2.8	0.6	2.2	0.5	3.4	0.6	3.7	0.8	2.8	0.5
	High	2.1	0.5	2.2	0.5	2.7	0.6	2.7	0.6	3.4	0.7	2.2	0.5
Education^c	Less than high school	2.6	0.6	2.5	0.5	1.9	0.5	2.9	0.7	3.0	0.5	4.1	0.6
	High school graduate	2.7	0.6	2.1	0.5	2.9	0.6	2.9	0.6	3.3	0.6	3.2	0.6
	At least some college	2.7	0.6	2.5	0.5	3.2	0.6	3.3	0.7	3.0	0.6	2.5	0.5
Health insurance	Medicare only	2.1	0.5	1.9	0.5	2.5	0.5	2.5	0.5	1.5	0.4	2.6	0.6
	Medicare and private	3.4	0.6	2.5	0.4	2.5	0.4	3.2	0.5	3.9	0.5	3.2	0.4
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	2.9	0.8	4.2	1.1	3.5	0.9	DSU	DSU	5.4	1.0
Location of residence^d	Metropolitan	2.5	0.4	2.1	0.3	2.6	0.3	3.0	0.4	3.1	0.4	3.2	0.4
	Large central metro	DSU	DSU	1.6	0.4	3.0	0.7	2.5	0.5	2.5	0.6	3.2	0.6
	Large fringe metro	DSU	DSU	2.9	0.6	2.1	0.6	3.2	0.9	DSU	DSU	3.2	0.8
	Medium metro	4.2	1.0	2.7	0.8	2.4	0.7	3.2	0.7	4.4	0.9	2.8	0.6
	Small metro	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	3.4	0.8	3.1	0.7	3.1	0.8	3.0	0.6	3.3	0.8	3.6	0.6
	Micropolitan	DSU	DSU	3.0	0.7	DSU	DSU	3.7	0.8	3.7	1.1	4.1	0.8
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	2.6	0.7
Language spoken most often at home	English	2.9	0.4	2.4	0.3	2.9	0.3	3.0	0.4	3.3	0.4	3.3	0.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	2.1	0.3	1.9	0.3	2.6	0.4	2.5	0.4	3.1	0.4	2.8	0.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	4.4	0.8	3.7	0.8	3.0	0.6	4.5	0.9	3.2	0.6	4.6	0.6
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	4.1	0.8	3.3	0.6	3.6	0.6	3.8	0.6	3.8	0.7	4.6	0.6
	Complex activities	5.4	1.6	DSU	DSU	5.5	1.1	4.8	1.0	DSU	DSU	5.9	1.1
	Neither basic nor complex activities	1.9	0.4	1.8	0.3	2.3	0.4	2.3	0.4	2.8	0.4	2.5	0.4

^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_6-2: 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_6-2.html