AHRQ Stats: Variations in Opioids Use According to Income

Nearly 10 percent of elderly adults who were poor and 11 percent of those who were low income obtained at least four opioid prescription fills in 2015-2016, compared with just under 5 percent of high-income elderly adults. (Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #515: Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids among Elderly Adults in 2015-2016, by Socioeconomic Characteristics.)