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2011 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.

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Adults age 65 and over with at least 1 prescription^a from 33 medications that are potentially inappropriate, United States, 2002-2008
		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		13.4	0.7	15.4	0.7	15.8	0.7	17.7	0.7	16.7	0.7	18.5	0.8	19.3	0.7
Age	65-69	12.8	1.2	15.2	1.2	15.5	1.3	18.4	1.3	16.4	1.3	18.4	1.6	16.2	1.2
	70-74	13.6	1.5	15.9	1.5	15.1	1.3	18.2	1.5	16.3	1.3	19.1	1.5	20.6	1.4
	75-79	16.6	1.9	15.7	1.8	15.2	1.5	19.6	1.9	18.8	1.6	17.2	1.6	19.8	1.5
	80 and over	11.8	1.3	15.1	1.5	17.1	1.3	15.0	1.1	15.8	1.3	18.9	1.5	20.8	1.5
Gender	Male	10.5	1.0	11.8	1.0	12.3	1.0	14.3	1.1	12.8	1.0	13.4	0.9	15.4	1.0
Gender	Female	15.6	0.8	18.1	1.0	18.4	0.9	20.2	1.0	19.7	0.9	22.3	1.1	22.2	1.0
Race	White, single race	13.4	0.8	15.7	0.8	15.8	0.8	17.3	0.8	16.8	0.8	18.7	0.9	19.7	0.7
	Black, single race	15.2	1.9	14.8	1.5	18.0	1.7	18.6	1.8	16.6	2.2	17.4	2.0	18.7	2.1
	Asian, single race	8.0	2.1	9.4	2.7	DSU	DSU	20.3	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	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	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	13.3	0.7	15.5	0.7	16.0	0.7	18.0	0.8	16.9	0.8	18.8	0.9	19.4	0.7
	Non-Hispanic, White	13.3	0.8	15.8	0.8	15.9	0.8	17.6	0.8	17.0	0.9	19.0	0.9	19.8	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, Black	15.4	1.9	14.7	1.5	18.1	1.7	18.9	1.8	16.8	2.2	17.6	2.0	18.9	2.1
	Hispanic, all races	14.4	2.2	14.2	2.2	13.5	2.3	13.5	1.7	13.8	1.8	13.2	1.8	18.1	2.4
Family income^b	Negative/poor	15.6	1.9	17.0	1.8	16.3	1.6	19.4	2.0	18.5	2.1	18.5	1.8	23.0	1.9
	Near poor/low	14.4	1.5	15.8	1.3	16.2	1.3	19.6	1.4	18.8	1.5	18.6	1.3	22.1	1.6
	Middle	14.0	1.2	18.5	1.5	16.3	1.2	16.7	1.4	16.5	1.3	19.7	1.3	18.8	1.2
	High	11.5	1.2	12.2	1.2	14.9	1.4	16.4	1.2	14.5	1.2	17.1	1.4	16.2	1.2
Education^c	Less than high school	15.4	1.3	18.0	1.4	17.5	1.2	19.1	1.3	18.5	1.3	19.5	1.2	21.7	1.3
	High school graduate	11.7	1.2	14.2	1.2	15.9	1.2	18.3	1.2	16.2	1.2	19.6	1.5	19.3	1.2
	At least some college	13.8	1.1	15.2	1.2	14.6	1.1	16.3	1.2	16.1	1.2	16.7	1.3	17.1	1.2
Health insurance	Medicare only	10.9	0.9	14.6	1.3	16.2	1.3	16.8	1.4	16.3	1.4	16.9	1.3	17.9	1.3
	Medicare and private	15.1	1.1	16.0	1.1	15.7	0.9	17.3	0.9	16.8	0.9	19.2	1.2	18.9	0.8
	Medicare and other public	15.4	1.6	16.2	1.8	17.2	1.8	21.7	2.0	18.1	1.9	19.7	1.9	26.9	2.2
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	12.9	0.8	14.7	0.9	14.9	0.8	17.1	0.8	15.8	0.8	17.9	0.9	18.8	0.8
	Large central metro	10.0	1.1	12.8	1.3	13.5	1.3	19.1	1.4	14.4	1.2	16.3	1.2	17.1	1.4
	Large fringe metro	11.7	1.6	13.2	1.4	14.9	1.6	14.1	1.5	13.7	1.6	17.5	2.0	20.1	1.7
	Medium metro	16.8	1.7	17.1	1.9	17.2	1.3	18.4	1.7	18.8	1.9	20.1	1.7	19.4	1.7
	Small metro	14.9	1.8	17.9	2.0	13.2	2.8	15.0	2.7	17.6	2.2	17.6	3.0	19.7	2.7
	Nonmetropolitan	15.2	1.4	18.2	1.4	19.1	1.7	19.9	1.8	19.9	1.5	20.7	1.9	21.1	1.4
	Micropolitan	15.0	1.9	17.7	1.9	17.9	1.9	18.3	2.3	21.3	1.9	21.2	2.6	22.8	1.8
	Noncore	15.6	2.4	19.3	2.8	21.2	2.7	23.0	2.8	17.1	2.5	19.6	2.6	18.0	1.9
Language spoken most often at home	English	14.0	0.7	16.1	0.8	16.3	0.7	18.0	0.8	17.1	0.8	19.4	0.9	20.0	0.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	11.2	1.7	11.3	2.0	9.9	1.6	16.4	2.6	13.7	1.9	9.7	1.6	16.3	1.9
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	11.8	0.8	13.6	0.8	13.5	0.7	15.8	0.8	14.4	0.7	16.6	0.9	16.8	0.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	19.1	1.5	21.6	1.5	23.2	1.6	23.6	1.6	23.9	1.6	24.5	1.5	26.8	1.5
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	18.9	1.5	23.1	1.5	22.4	1.3	23.9	1.2	23.3	1.2	26.4	1.4	28.9	1.3
	Complex activities	19.4	2.4	24.1	2.5	25.6	2.3	26.9	2.2	26.8	1.9	26.5	2.3	33.1	2.2
	Neither basic nor complex activities	11.1	0.8	11.5	0.8	11.6	0.8	14.4	0.9	13.0	0.8	13.9	0.9	14.1	0.7
U.S. born	Yes	14.3	0.7	16.6	0.8	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	19.5	0.9	20.3	0.8
U.S. born	No	9.6	1.4	9.4	1.6	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	12.3	1.9	15.1	1.8

^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 B: Detailed Methods.

DNC - Data not collected.

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: T15_1_2_1_1: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/15_efficiency/T15_1_2_1_1.html