This statistic displays the share of people cutting on food, medication, or doctor visits because of lack of money within the last 12 months in Finland in 2018, by gender. According to the results of the survey, approximately 20 percent of all respondents had cut on food, medication, or doctor visits due to shortage of money. With roughly 23 percent, the share of women cutting on essentials was approximately three percent more than the average, and six percent more than men.
In the past 12 months, have you cut on food, medication, or doctor visits because of lack of money?
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Oletteko joskus 12 viime kuukauden aikana:" Kysymyspatterin alakysymyksinä esitettiin a) pelännyt, että teiltä loppuu ruoka, ennen kuin saatte rahaa ostaaksenne lisää?, b) joutunut tinkimään lääkkeiden ostosta rahan puutteen vuoksi? ja c) jättänyt rahan puutteen vuoksi käymättä lääkärissä? Vastausvaihtoehtoina esitettiin 1) en ja 2) kyllä. Tarkastelussa on vähintään yhteen, useampaan tai kaikkin alakysymyksiin vaihtoehdolla 1) kyllä vastanneiden osuus. Osuuksille on laskettu 95 % luottamusvälit huomioiden otanta-asetelma."
The source provides the following information: "Information is collected by a mail and online questionnaire.
The respondents are at least 20 years old and have permanent residency in Finland. There is no upper age limit.
The questionnaire is sent to people drawn by random sampling from the data of the Population Register Centre.
The questionnaire form is available in Finnish, Swedish, Russian and English.
The survey is carried out annually at the national level (sample size 10,000). This allows processing the findings only on the national level, not by any smaller regions.
Once every four years, the sample size is expanded to enable following the changes by counties at a rough level (sample size 3,300/county)."
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National Institute for Health and Welfare. (May 14, 2019). In the past 12 months, have you cut on food, medication, or doctor visits because of lack of money? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020077/share-people-cutting-food-medication-doctor-visits-due-to-poverty-gender-finland/
National Institute for Health and Welfare. "In the past 12 months, have you cut on food, medication, or doctor visits because of lack of money?." Chart. May 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020077/share-people-cutting-food-medication-doctor-visits-due-to-poverty-gender-finland/
National Institute for Health and Welfare. (2019). In the past 12 months, have you cut on food, medication, or doctor visits because of lack of money?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020077/share-people-cutting-food-medication-doctor-visits-due-to-poverty-gender-finland/
National Institute for Health and Welfare. "In The past 12 Months, Have You Cut on Food, Medication, or Doctor Visits Because of Lack of Money?." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020077/share-people-cutting-food-medication-doctor-visits-due-to-poverty-gender-finland/
National Institute for Health and Welfare, In the past 12 months, have you cut on food, medication, or doctor visits because of lack of money? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020077/share-people-cutting-food-medication-doctor-visits-due-to-poverty-gender-finland/ (last visited May 22, 2022)
