The complex relationships among race/ethnicity, social determinants, and opioid utilization.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine individual- and community-level factors associated with racial/ethnic differences in individuals' opioid prescription use.

Data sources

Outpatient opioid prescription utilization and demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics from a nationally representative sample of the US noninstitutionalized civilian population obtained from 2013-2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data and combined with 2012-2016 American Community Survey data and 2015 Health Area Resources File data.

Study design

We use the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition method to disaggregate racial/ethnic differences in prescription opioid utilization into differences explained by underlying predisposing, enabling and need characteristics, and unexplained differences.

SUBMITTER: Moriya AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7968943 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature