From 2017 to 2018, nearly 2 in 5 families comprised of two or more adults with at least one older adult and at least one child had forgone medical care in the past year. This statistic shows the percentage of families with older adults (aged 65 and over) who had delayed or did not get medical care due to cost in the past 12 months in the United States from 2017 to 2018, by family composition.
Percentage of older-adult families with forgone medical care in the past 12 months in the United States from 2017 to 2018, by family composition
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CDC. (July 15, 2020). Percentage of older-adult families with forgone medical care in the past 12 months in the United States from 2017 to 2018, by family composition [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234723/older-adult-family-forgone-medical-care-us/
CDC. "Percentage of older-adult families with forgone medical care in the past 12 months in the United States from 2017 to 2018, by family composition." Chart. July 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234723/older-adult-family-forgone-medical-care-us/
CDC. (2020). Percentage of older-adult families with forgone medical care in the past 12 months in the United States from 2017 to 2018, by family composition. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234723/older-adult-family-forgone-medical-care-us/
CDC. "Percentage of Older-adult Families with Forgone Medical Care in The past 12 Months in The United States from 2017 to 2018, by Family Composition." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234723/older-adult-family-forgone-medical-care-us/
CDC, Percentage of older-adult families with forgone medical care in the past 12 months in the United States from 2017 to 2018, by family composition Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234723/older-adult-family-forgone-medical-care-us/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Percentage of older-adult families with forgone medical care in the past 12 months in the United States from 2017 to 2018, by family composition [Graph], CDC, July 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234723/older-adult-family-forgone-medical-care-us/