Opioid Fills Among Older Adults by Income

Infographic showing percentage of adults age 65 and over who obtained four or more opioid prescriptions per year, 2020-2021: high income, 2.6%, middle income, 5.2%,, low income, 6.6%, poor, 6.1%. Decorative drawing of older man and woman walking together.

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Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #551: Any Use and “Frequent Use” of Opioids among Adults Aged 65 and Older in 2020-2021, by Socioeconomic Characteristics. https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st551/stat551.shtml

Page last reviewed December 2023

Page originally created December 2023

Internet Citation: Opioid Fills Among Older Adults by Income. Content last reviewed December 2023. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/older-adults-opioid-fills-2020-2021.html

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