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Table 2.22b: National Patient Safety - Prescribing Medications, 1996
| Use of inappropriate medications by personal characteristics, United States, 1996 |
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Sample distribution (n=2,455) (%) |
Used 1 of 33 inappropriate drugs |
Used 1 of 11 drugs that should be avoided |
| Population group |
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Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
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| Total |
100.0 |
21.3 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
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| Age |
| 65-69 |
29.0 |
20.4 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
| 70-74 |
28.0 |
21.9 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
| 75-79 |
21.0 |
19.6 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
| 80-84 |
13.0 |
23.4 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
| 85 and over |
9.0 |
23.2 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
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| Sex |
| Male |
41.0 |
19.4 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
| Female |
59.0 |
22.7 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
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| Race |
| Black |
12.0 |
18.7 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
| White |
86.0 |
21.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
| Other |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
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| Education |
| Elementary school |
22.0 |
24.8 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
| Some high school |
18.0 |
21.7 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
| High school degree |
31.0 |
20.4 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
| Some college |
20.0 |
19.2 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
| College degree |
9.0 |
19.6 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
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| Self-rated health |
| Excellent |
18.0 |
10.3 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| Very good |
26.0 |
14.0 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
| Good |
29.0 |
22.3 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
| Fair |
19.0 |
34.5 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
| Poor |
8.0 |
38.4 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
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| Number of prescriptions a |
| Less than median b |
43.0 |
15.9 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
| Greater than median b |
43.0 |
33.8 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
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| Medicare status |
| Medicare only |
31.0 |
18.6 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
| Medicare & Medicaid |
11.0 |
26.8 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
| Medicare & private |
58.0 |
21.7 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
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| MSA status |
| Non-MSA |
25.0 |
25.9 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
| MSA |
75.0 |
19.9 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
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| Census region |
| Northwest |
22.0 |
18.9 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
| Midwest |
24.0 |
23.2 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
| South |
34.0 |
22.9 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
| West |
20.0 |
18.6 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
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a Includes only persons with at least one prescription.
b Median equal to 14.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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