This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by living area. As of October 2019, 67 percent of surveyed city-dwelling adults indicated that they were worried about receiving an unforeseen medical bill that would be difficult to pay, compared to 68 percent of adults living in a rural area.
Percentage of U.S. Americans who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by living area
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Families USA. (November 12, 2019). Percentage of U.S. Americans who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by living area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087646/percentage-of-us-adults-worried-about-receiving-medical-bill-by-area/
Families USA. "Percentage of U.S. Americans who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by living area." Chart. November 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087646/percentage-of-us-adults-worried-about-receiving-medical-bill-by-area/
Families USA. (2019). Percentage of U.S. Americans who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by living area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087646/percentage-of-us-adults-worried-about-receiving-medical-bill-by-area/
Families USA. "Percentage of U.S. Americans Who Were Worried about Receiving a Surprise Hard-to-pay Medical Bill as of 2019, by Living Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087646/percentage-of-us-adults-worried-about-receiving-medical-bill-by-area/
Families USA, Percentage of U.S. Americans who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by living area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087646/percentage-of-us-adults-worried-about-receiving-medical-bill-by-area/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Percentage of U.S. Americans who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by living area [Graph], Families USA, November 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087646/percentage-of-us-adults-worried-about-receiving-medical-bill-by-area/