Adults reporting they or someone in their household did not seek treatment due to cost by income U.S. 2021

A survey from 2021 found that between September and October 2021 around 34 percent of adults in the U.S. with an annual household income of less than 24 thousand U.S. dollars stated in the last three months they or someone in their household did not seek treatment for a health problem they had due to the cost. This graph shows the percentage of U.S. adults reporting they or a member of their household did not seek treatment for a health problem in the last three months due to the cost, as of 2021, by income level.

Share of U.S. adults reporting they or a member of their household did not seek treatment for a health problem in the last three months due to the cost of care as of 2021, by income

Characteristic	Mar 2021	Jun 2021	Sep-Oct 2021
<$24K	16%	28%	34%
$24K≤$48K	17%	18%	37%
$48K≤$90K	12%	17%	36%
$90K≤$120K	7%	9%	29%
$120K≤$180K	5%	8%	22%
$180K+	2%	2%	18%

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Release date

December 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2021

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The respondents were asked to answer the following question: "Has there been a time in the last three months when you or a member of your household had a health problem, but you did not seek treatment due to the cost of care?"

"Results are based on a survey conducted by web over successive field periods of Sept. 27-30 and Oct. 18-21, with 6,663 adults aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia..." Surveys were also conducted in "March 15-21 (n=3,905) and June 14-20, 2021 (n=4,843)."

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