Medical care delayed or avoided by region and type of care U.S. 2020

As of June 30, 2020, almost 43 percent of adults aged 18 years and older in the U.S. Northeast had either avoided or delayed medical care due to COVID-19-related concerns. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults who delayed or avoided medical care due to COVID-19-related concerns as of June 30, 2020, by region and type of care.

Percentage of U.S. adults who delayed or avoided medical care due to COVID-19-related concerns as of June 30, 2020, by region and type of care

Characteristic	Northeast	Midwest	South	West
Urgent or emergency	11%	8.5%	13.9%	13%
Routine	33.9%	32%	29.6%	31.5%
Any	42.5%	38.7%	40.7%	41.5%

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 30, 2020

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

The types of medical care avoidance are not mutually exclusive; respondents had the option to indicate that they had delayed or avoided more than one type of medical care (i.e., routine medical care and urgent/emergency medical care).

Region classification was determined by using the U.S. Census Bureau’s Census Regions and Divisions.

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