Table 17_1_2-1

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 17_1_2.1
People who received a prescription medication, United States, 2002-2007
		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		61.7	0.4	62.6	0.5	63.1	0.5	62.7	0.5	64.4	0.4	64.4	0.4
Age	0-17	46.7	0.8	48.9	0.8	49.5	0.8	48.6	0.7	53.2	0.8	52.6	0.7
	18-44	53.0	0.7	54.1	0.7	54.9	0.7	55.0	0.7	56.5	0.6	56.8	0.6
	45-64	74.4	0.6	74.1	0.7	74.8	0.7	74.1	0.7	74.5	0.7	75.3	0.5
	65 and over	90.0	0.7	91.7	0.5	91.1	0.6	91.9	0.5	91.0	0.6	90.5	0.5
Gender	Male	55.7	0.6	55.9	0.6	56.2	0.6	55.6	0.6	56.7	0.6	57.2	0.5
Gender	Female	67.5	0.5	69.2	0.6	69.8	0.5	69.6	0.6	71.7	0.5	71.2	0.5
Race	White, single race	63.7	0.5	64.9	0.5	65.4	0.5	65.0	0.5	66.3	0.5	66.7	0.4
	Black, single race	55.1	0.9	55.1	1.0	54.6	0.9	53.8	1.1	56.9	0.9	54.4	1.1
	Asian, single race	46.4	1.7	45.9	2.0	46.6	2.1	47.1	2.1	48.7	1.6	48.5	1.7
	NHOPI, single race	58.7	5.6	53.5	6.8	45.4	4.8	50.7	4.9	63.1	4.5	62.3	5.7
	AI/AN, single race	56.1	4.9	58.6	5.3	64.2	3.8	59.8	3.4	63.8	3.6	60.1	3.8
	Multiple races	57.7	2.6	56.5	2.5	63.1	2.6	64.2	2.4	62.0	2.8	63.2	2.5
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	64.5	0.5	65.4	0.5	66.0	0.5	65.6	0.6	67.1	0.5	67.0	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	67.7	0.5	68.9	0.5	69.5	0.5	68.9	0.6	70.1	0.5	70.5	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	55.0	0.8	55.1	1.0	54.5	1.0	54.1	1.1	56.9	0.9	54.4	1.2
	Hispanic, all races	46.2	0.9	47.1	0.9	46.5	1.0	46.0	0.9	47.8	0.9	47.6	0.9
Family income^a	Negative/poor	56.5	1.1	58.0	1.1	57.1	0.8	57.1	1.1	59.4	1.0	57.8	1.1
	Near poor/low	57.3	0.9	58.7	0.9	59.6	1.0	59.3	1.0	61.4	0.9	60.7	0.8
	Middle	59.5	0.7	60.4	0.8	61.7	0.8	61.0	0.8	62.9	0.7	63.2	0.7
	High	67.3	0.7	67.9	0.5	68.1	0.7	67.9	0.6	68.7	0.7	69.3	0.6
Education^b	Less than high school	61.1	1.0	62.0	0.9	62.7	0.9	62.3	0.9	64.2	0.9	64.1	0.8
	High school graduate	66.3	0.8	66.8	0.8	66.6	0.8	67.4	0.8	68.1	0.6	68.4	0.7
	At least some college	68.9	0.6	69.6	0.6	70.5	0.6	69.7	0.6	70.0	0.6	70.4	0.5
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	60.3	0.6	60.6	0.6	61.2	0.6	61.0	0.6	62.0	0.5	62.3	0.5
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	68.0	1.0	68.8	1.0	69.5	0.8	68.1	0.9	68.8	0.9	69.8	0.8
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	62.5	0.5	62.8	0.5	63.4	0.6	63.0	0.6	64.5	0.5	64.9	0.4
	Public only	56.0	1.0	58.6	1.0	59.0	0.9	59.3	1.0	63.2	0.9	59.6	1.0
	Uninsured	36.5	1.0	36.8	1.0	37.3	0.9	35.1	1.0	36.7	1.1	38.1	1.0
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	86.8	1.3	90.0	1.1	90.0	1.0	89.6	1.2	89.0	1.1	89.4	0.9
	Medicare and private	93.0	0.8	93.6	0.6	92.6	0.7	93.4	0.6	92.9	0.7	91.8	0.7
	Medicare and other public	91.1	1.5	91.5	1.3	90.0	1.5	93.3	1.2	91.0	1.5	88.8	1.7
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	60.9	0.5	61.6	0.5	62.3	0.6	61.9	0.6	63.4	0.5	63.3	0.5
	Large central metro	55.5	0.8	56.7	0.9	56.7	0.8	56.3	0.9	58.6	0.8	59.0	0.7
	Large fringe metro	63.4	0.9	63.1	0.9	63.5	0.8	62.8	0.9	63.5	0.9	64.0	0.9
	Medium metro	64.5	0.9	65.2	1.0	67.5	1.1	67.5	0.9	68.4	0.8	66.8	0.8
	Small metro	64.0	1.5	66.1	1.4	66.5	1.5	66.0	1.5	67.5	1.3	67.7	1.2
	Nonmetropolitan	66.1	1.0	67.9	1.0	67.3	1.1	66.7	1.1	69.6	0.7	70.1	0.9
	Micropolitan	67.6	1.3	67.6	1.3	67.0	1.4	66.7	1.3	70.3	0.9	70.7	1.1
	Noncore	63.3	1.8	68.3	1.6	68.0	1.7	66.7	1.5	68.4	1.1	68.8	1.7
Language spoken most often at home	English	64.9	0.4	65.6	0.5	66.3	0.5	65.7	0.5	67.2	0.4	67.0	0.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	42.1	1.0	43.2	1.0	42.1	1.1	42.6	1.1	45.2	1.0	45.0	1.1
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	58.9	0.5	59.8	0.5	60.2	0.5	59.7	0.5	61.6	0.4	61.6	0.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	86.8	0.7	87.4	0.7	87.8	0.6	87.6	0.7	87.5	0.7	87.6	0.6
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	92.1	0.7	91.7	0.6	92.3	0.6	92.4	0.5	92.1	0.6	92.3	0.6
	Complex activities	92.0	0.8	92.3	0.8	92.7	0.7	91.9	0.7	90.4	0.8	92.7	0.7
	Neither basic nor complex activities	62.5	0.5	63.1	0.5	63.5	0.6	63.3	0.6	64.1	0.5	64.5	0.5

^a 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.

^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 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.

Current as of February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 17_1_2-1: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/17_utilization/T17_1_2-1.html