According to a survey conducted in July 2023, some 38 percent of Americans reported that they had difficulty paying household bills (including electric/heating) due to medical debt. Furthermore, 37 percent reported they had difficulty paying for food due to medical debt. This statistic depicts the share of Americans who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in 2023.
Share of adults who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in the U.S. in 2023
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Share of adults
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Americans paying off medical, dental, or other health care debt over time
Method of interview
Telephone interviews and online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question-wording in the source: “Have health care costs made it harder for you and your family members to pay for any of the following living expenses?"
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Commonwealth Fund. (October 26, 2023). Share of adults who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in the U.S. in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446887/hardship-in-affording-living-expenses-due-to-medical-debt-in-the-us/
Commonwealth Fund. "Share of adults who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in the U.S. in 2023." Chart. October 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446887/hardship-in-affording-living-expenses-due-to-medical-debt-in-the-us/
Commonwealth Fund. (2023). Share of adults who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in the U.S. in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446887/hardship-in-affording-living-expenses-due-to-medical-debt-in-the-us/
Commonwealth Fund. "Share of Adults Who Experienced Hardships in Affording Selected Living Expenses Due to Medical Debt in The U.S. in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446887/hardship-in-affording-living-expenses-due-to-medical-debt-in-the-us/
Commonwealth Fund, Share of adults who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in the U.S. in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446887/hardship-in-affording-living-expenses-due-to-medical-debt-in-the-us/ (last visited September 07, 2024)
Share of adults who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in the U.S. in 2023 [Graph], Commonwealth Fund, October 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446887/hardship-in-affording-living-expenses-due-to-medical-debt-in-the-us/
