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Table 37: Prescription indicators

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Indicator	Māori			non-Māori
Indicator	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
Unfilled prescriptions (self-reported), 15+ years, percent	21.3 (15.5-27.2)	28.6 (24.4-32.8)	25.3 (22.1-28.5	13.2 (10.8-15.5)	21.3 (18.9-23.6)	17.8 (16.1-19.5)

Notes: Age-standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population. Prioritised Māori ethnic group - see Methods and Data Sources section for further information.
Source: 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey

Māori adults were signiﬁcantly more likely to have had unﬁlled prescriptions than non-Māori adults (RR 1.4, CI 1.2–1.6). Females in both ethnic groups were more likely not to ﬁll their prescription than males, although this difference was only signiﬁcant for non-Māori.

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