| Males and females | 1964 and earlier | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 375.4 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 162.8 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 23.5 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 8.6 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 16.8 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 43.4 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 6.3 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 2.3 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 4.5 |
| 1950-1964 | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 145.1 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 71.7 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 11.7 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 4 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 4.1 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 49.4 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 8 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 2.7 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 2.8 |
| 1940-1949 | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 119.1 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 51.3 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 7.7 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 2.9 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 5.4 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 43.1 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 6.5 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 2.4 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 4.5 |
| 1930-1939 | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 88.6 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 31.9 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 3.6 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 1.3 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 6.5 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 36 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 4.1 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 1.4 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 7.3 |
| 1929 and earlier | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 22.7 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 7.8 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 0.5 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 0.4 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 0.8 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 34.4 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 2.3 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 1.8 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 3.5 |
| Males | 1964 and earlier | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 137.5 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 60 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 11.2 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 4.4 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 4.7 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 43.7 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 8.2 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 3.2 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 3.4 |
| 1950-1964 | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 60.3 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 29.2 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 5.3 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 2.3 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 1.4 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 48.5 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 8.8 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 3.8 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 2.3 |
| 1940-1949 | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 46 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 19.9 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 3.8 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 1.1 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 1.6 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 43.3 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 8.3 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 2.5 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 3.6 |
| 1930-1939 | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 26.1 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 9.4 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 2 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 0.8 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 1.5 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 35.9 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 7.7 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 3 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 5.6 |
| 1929 and earlier | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 5.2 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 1.5 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 0.1 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 0.2 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 0.2 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 29 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 1.9 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 3.8 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 3.7 |
| Females | 1964 and earlier | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 237.9 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 102.7 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 12.3 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 4.2 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 12.1 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 43.2 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 5.2 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 1.7 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 5.1 |
| 1950-1964 | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 84.8 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 42.5 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 6.4 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 1.7 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 2.8 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 50.1 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 7.5 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 2 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 3.3 |
| 1940-1949 | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 73.1 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 31.4 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 3.9 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 1.7 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 3.7 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 43 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 5.3 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 2.4 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 5.1 |
| 1930-1939 | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 62.5 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 22.5 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 1.6 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 0.5 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 5 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 36 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 2.6 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 0.8 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 8.1 |
| 1929 and earlier | Persons, thousand | All 50+ population | | 17.5 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 6.3 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 0.4 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 0.2 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 0.6 |
| Persons, % | All 50+ population | | 100 |
| No change in the number of medications used | | 36 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses one medication | | 2.5 |
| Earlier did not use any medication, now uses two or more medications | | 1.2 |
| Earlier used 1-4 medications, now uses five or more medications | | 3.4 |