| Aged 16 and over |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999 |
|
| Number of medicines taken |
Minority ethnic group
|
|
|
|
General
population
(1998)c |
| |
Black |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Caribbean |
Indian |
Pakistani |
Bangladeshi |
Chinese |
Irish |
|
| Men |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Observed % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 0 |
62 |
65 |
72 |
55 |
77 |
63 |
61 |
| 1 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
| 2 |
11 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
| 3 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
| 4 or more |
6 |
10 |
6 |
17 |
3 |
10 |
9 |
| Mean number of drugs per
persona |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Standard error |
0.08 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
0.14 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
| Mean number of drugs per
takerb |
2.4 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
[1.9] |
2.6 |
2.6 |
| Standard error |
0.12 |
0.20 |
0.16 |
0.22 |
[0.22] |
0.15 |
0.04 |
|
| Standardised ratio of means |
| Mean number of drugs per
persona |
0.95 |
1.36 |
1.26 |
2.04 |
0.51 |
1.08 |
1 |
| Standard error |
0.11 |
0.12 |
0.12 |
0.19 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
| Mean number of drugs per
takerb |
1.04 |
1.29 |
1.08 |
1.30 |
[0.68] |
1.05 |
1 |
| Standard error |
0.12 |
0.11 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
[0.05] |
0.07 |
|
|
| Women |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Observed % |
| 0 |
58 |
61 |
63 |
58 |
71 |
53 |
51 |
| 1 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
21 |
18 |
| 2 |
13 |
11 |
8 |
12 |
6 |
11 |
12 |
| 3 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
| 4 or more |
9 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
| Mean number of drugs per
persona |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| Standard error |
0.07 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.02 |
| Mean number of drugs per
takerb |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
| Standard error |
0.12 |
0.16 |
0.15 |
0.13 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
0.03 |
|
| Standardised ratio of means |
| Mean number of drugs per
persona |
1.09 |
1.12 |
1.42 |
1.37 |
0.59 |
1.10 |
1 |
| Standard error |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.11 |
0.09 |
0.08 |
| Mean number of drugs per
takerb |
1.03 |
1.03 |
1.13 |
1.03 |
0.87 |
1.02 |
1 |
| Standard error |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.09 |
0.05 |
|
|
|
| Bases (weighted): |
| Men |
| All |
257 |
458 |
231 |
74 |
62 |
1218 |
c |
| Currently taking prescribed
medication |
98 |
159 |
65 |
33 |
14 |
447 |
c |
| Women |
| All |
366 |
451 |
253 |
77 |
81 |
1639 |
c |
| Currently taking prescribed
medication |
155 |
174 |
93 |
32 |
23 |
777 |
c |
|
| Bases (unweighted): |
| Men |
| All |
371 |
476 |
391 |
281 |
197 |
413 |
6164 |
| Currently taking prescribed
medication |
141 |
166 |
119 |
120 |
48 |
156 |
2379 |
| Women |
| All |
541 |
483 |
438 |
315 |
255 |
564 |
7420 |
| Currently taking prescribed
medication |
230 |
192 |
163 |
133 |
77 |
265 |
3607 |
|
