This statistic shows the results of a survey among American adults on whether they have had trouble getting or paying for medical care in the past year, sorted by social class. The survey was conducted in July 2012, shortly before the presidential election. 45 percent of respondents defining themselves as members of the lower class stated they did have trouble getting or paying for medical care in the past year.
Have you had trouble getting or paying for medical care for yourself or your family in the past year? (by social class, United States, 2012)
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Pew Research Center. (August 22, 2012). Have you had trouble getting or paying for medical care for yourself or your family in the past year? (by social class, United States, 2012) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240720/difficulties-receiving-medical-care-in-the-us-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center. "Have you had trouble getting or paying for medical care for yourself or your family in the past year? (by social class, United States, 2012)." Chart. August 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240720/difficulties-receiving-medical-care-in-the-us-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Have you had trouble getting or paying for medical care for yourself or your family in the past year? (by social class, United States, 2012). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240720/difficulties-receiving-medical-care-in-the-us-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center. "Have You Had Trouble Getting or Paying for Medical Care for Yourself or Your Family in The past Year? (by Social Class, United States, 2012)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240720/difficulties-receiving-medical-care-in-the-us-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center, Have you had trouble getting or paying for medical care for yourself or your family in the past year? (by social class, United States, 2012) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240720/difficulties-receiving-medical-care-in-the-us-by-social-class/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Have you had trouble getting or paying for medical care for yourself or your family in the past year? (by social class, United States, 2012) [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 22, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240720/difficulties-receiving-medical-care-in-the-us-by-social-class/