This statistic displays the proportion of individuals who take one or more prescription medicines in England in 2013, by gender and household income quintile. In this year, 39 percent of men and 43 percent of women in the highest household income quintile took at least one prescribed medicine in the last week.
Proportion of individuals taking one or more prescribed medicines in England 2013, by gender and household income quintile
Characteristic
Men
Women
Highest income quintile
39%
43%
2nd income quintile
40%
46%
3rd income quintile
41%
51%
4th income quintile
44%
55%
Lowest income quintile
53%
58%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents39%39%40%40%41%41%44%44%53%53%43%43%46%46%51%51%55%55%58%58%MenWomenHighest income quintile2nd income quintile3rd income quintile4th income quintileLowest income quintile
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (December 10, 2014). Proportion of individuals taking one or more prescribed medicines in England 2013, by gender and household income quintile [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/375021/one-or-more-prescribed-medicines-by-gender-and-household-income-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Proportion of individuals taking one or more prescribed medicines in England 2013, by gender and household income quintile." Chart. December 10, 2014. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375021/one-or-more-prescribed-medicines-by-gender-and-household-income-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2014). Proportion of individuals taking one or more prescribed medicines in England 2013, by gender and household income quintile. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375021/one-or-more-prescribed-medicines-by-gender-and-household-income-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Proportion of Individuals Taking One or More Prescribed Medicines in England 2013, by Gender and Household Income Quintile." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/375021/one-or-more-prescribed-medicines-by-gender-and-household-income-in-england/
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Proportion of individuals taking one or more prescribed medicines in England 2013, by gender and household income quintile [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, December 10, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/375021/one-or-more-prescribed-medicines-by-gender-and-household-income-in-england/
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