Prescriptions

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Prescriptions

Table 36: Prescription indicators

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Indicator	Māori			non-Māori
Indicator	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
Uncollected prescriptions in past 12 months (self-reported), 15+ years, percent ^{1, 2}	11.8 (8.9–14.7)	16.9 (14.3–19.5)	14.7 (12.8–16.7)	9.0 (7.7–10.3)	11.2 (10.0–12.3)	10.2 (9.3–11.1)

Source: 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey

Notes:

Age standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
Prioritised Māori ethnic group – see ‘Ngā Tapuae me ngā Raraunga: Methods and Data Sources’ for further information.

Māori adults were almost one-and-a-half times more likely to have had uncollected prescriptions in the last 12 months than non-Māori adults (RR 1.45, CI 1.22–1.67). Both Māori and non-Māori females were more likely to have had uncollected prescriptions than their male counterparts.

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