Issue Brief No. 64
Supplementary Table 1

Reported and Predicted Percentages of Medicare Beneficiaries 65 and Older Not Purchasing at Least One Prescription Drug in 2001 Because of Cost

Note: Medicare beneficiaries limited to noninstitutionalized population (e.g., excludes those in nursing homes) age 65 and older. Both racial categories exclude persons of Latino ethnicity.

Black/white comparison is statistically significant: ***p<.001, **p<.01, *p<.05.

^a Basic model includes race/ethnic category, income, supplemental insurance type and chronic condition status.
^b Full model includes gender, age, family size and status, education, employer type, smoking status, health as measured by the SF-12 and cost of living index, in addition to the variables included in the basic model. See list in Web Table 2 for details.
^c Disparity refers to the difference between the estimates for blacks and whites.
^d Percent reduction in disparity compared to "reported" estimate.
Source: HSC Community Tracking Survey Household Survey, 2000-01