| Characteristic | Percentage of elderly patients |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 15.5% |
| Louisiana | 15.4% |
| Oklahoma | 13.7% |
| Kentucky | 13.7% |
| Tennessee | 13.4% |
| South Carolina | 13.3% |
| Alabama | 12.8% |
| Georgia | 12.2% |
| Arkansas | 11.8% |
| Texas | 11.8% |
| West Virginia | 11.6% |
| Idaho | 11.4% |
| Nevada | 11.3% |
| Utah | 11.2% |
| North Carolina | 11.2% |
| Colorado | 10.9% |
| Florida | 10.4% |
| Oregon | 10.2% |
| New Mexico | 10.2% |
| Wyoming | 10% |
| Missouri | 10% |
| Indiana | 9.9% |
| Virginia | 9.8% |
| Washington | 9.7% |
| Kansas | 9.6% |
| Arizona | 9.6% |
| U.S. total | 9.6% |
| Alaska | 9.5% |
| District of Columbia | 9.3% |
| California | 9.2% |
| Ohio | 9.1% |
| Maryland | 8.9% |
| Montana | 8.9% |
| Delaware | 8.4% |
| New Hampshire | 8.4% |
| Michigan | 8.2% |
| Maine | 8.2% |
| New Jersey | 7.9% |
| Vermont | 7.7% |
| Nebraska | 7.7% |
| Connecticut | 7.4% |
| Wisconsin | 7.4% |
| North Dakota | 7.3% |
| Illinois | 7.2% |
| South Dakota | 7.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 6.7% |
| Iowa | 6.7% |
| Rhode Island | 6.5% |
| New York | 6.4% |
| Massachusetts | 6.4% |
| Minnesota | 6.2% |
| Hawaii | 4.6% |
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Release date
September 2020
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Region
United States
Survey time period
2016
Age group
65 years and older
Supplementary notes
* Patients aged 65 and older who received at least one drug from a list of 13 classes of high-risk prescriptions that should be avoided by the elderly.
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