This statistic displays the proportion of individuals who take one or more prescription medicines in England in 2013, by gender and by need for and receipt of social care within the last month. In this year, 96 percent of men and 98 percent of women who were in receipt of social care took at least one prescribed medicine in the last week.
Proportion of individuals taking one or more prescribed medicines in England in 2013, by gender and need for social care
* Weighted bases: n (men) =1,462; n (women) = 1,755. Prescribed medicines exclude smoking cessation products and contraceptives. Limited to people aged 65 and over as questions about need for and receipt of social care were not asked of younger people.
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This statistic displays the proportion of individuals who take one or more prescription medicines in England in 2013, by gender and by need for and receipt of social care within the last month. In this year, 96 percent of men and 98 percent of women who were in receipt of social care took at least one prescribed medicine in the last week.
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (December 10, 2014). Proportion of individuals taking one or more prescribed medicines in England in 2013, by gender and need for social care [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 15, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/375130/one-or-more-prescribed-medicines-by-gender-and-social-care-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Proportion of individuals taking one or more prescribed medicines in England in 2013, by gender and need for social care." Chart. December 10, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 15, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375130/one-or-more-prescribed-medicines-by-gender-and-social-care-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2014). Proportion of individuals taking one or more prescribed medicines in England in 2013, by gender and need for social care. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 15, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375130/one-or-more-prescribed-medicines-by-gender-and-social-care-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Proportion of Individuals Taking One or More Prescribed Medicines in England in 2013, by Gender and Need for Social Care." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/375130/one-or-more-prescribed-medicines-by-gender-and-social-care-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Proportion of individuals taking one or more prescribed medicines in England in 2013, by gender and need for social care Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/375130/one-or-more-prescribed-medicines-by-gender-and-social-care-in-england/ (last visited November 15, 2019)
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