From January to September 2019, the percentage of U.S. females who stated that their household couldn't afford a prescribed medicine in the last 12 months increased from 22.3 to 27.5 percent. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in January and September 2019 who were unable to afford prescription medication in the past 12 months, by gender. In general, females were more often not able to pay for prescription drugs.
Percentage of adults unable to pay for prescription medication in the U.S. in 2019, by selected month and gender
Original Question: "Has there been a time in the last 12 months when your household has been unable to pay for medicine or drugs that a doctor had prescribed for you because you didn't have enough money to pay for them?"
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Gallup. (November 12, 2019). Percentage of adults unable to pay for prescription medication in the U.S. in 2019, by selected month and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074616/percent-of-adults-unable-to-afford-prescriptions-us-by-month-and-gender/
Gallup. "Percentage of adults unable to pay for prescription medication in the U.S. in 2019, by selected month and gender." Chart. November 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074616/percent-of-adults-unable-to-afford-prescriptions-us-by-month-and-gender/
Gallup. (2019). Percentage of adults unable to pay for prescription medication in the U.S. in 2019, by selected month and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074616/percent-of-adults-unable-to-afford-prescriptions-us-by-month-and-gender/
Gallup. "Percentage of Adults Unable to Pay for Prescription Medication in The U.S. in 2019, by Selected Month and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074616/percent-of-adults-unable-to-afford-prescriptions-us-by-month-and-gender/
Gallup, Percentage of adults unable to pay for prescription medication in the U.S. in 2019, by selected month and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074616/percent-of-adults-unable-to-afford-prescriptions-us-by-month-and-gender/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of adults unable to pay for prescription medication in the U.S. in 2019, by selected month and gender [Graph], Gallup, November 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074616/percent-of-adults-unable-to-afford-prescriptions-us-by-month-and-gender/
