This statistic shows the percentage of adults who had an unmet medical need due to cost in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status. In 2017, 11.4 percent of adults who were living in a large MSA indicated that they had an unmet medical need due to cost in the past 12 months.
Percentage of adults who had an unmet medical need due to cost in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*
* Percentages are adjusted for age, sex, race and Hispanic ethnicity, health insurance status, poverty level, state Medicaid expansion status, and health status. A usual place to go for medical care does not include a hospital emergency room.
Original questions:“The following questions are about the use of health care. Do not include dental care. During the past 12 months, [have you delayed seeking medical care/has medical care been delayed for anyone in the family] because of worry about the cost?” and “During the past 12 months, was there any time when [you/someone in the family] needed medical care, but did not get it because [you/the family] couldn’t afford it?”
MSA: metropolitan statistical area. Large MSA: population of 1 million or more. Small MSA: population of less than 1 million.
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NCHS. (December 4, 2019). Percentage of adults who had an unmet medical need due to cost in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085325/adults-with-an-unmet-medical-need-to-due-cost-in-the-past-year-us-by-msa-status/
NCHS. "Percentage of adults who had an unmet medical need due to cost in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*." Chart. December 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085325/adults-with-an-unmet-medical-need-to-due-cost-in-the-past-year-us-by-msa-status/
NCHS. (2019). Percentage of adults who had an unmet medical need due to cost in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085325/adults-with-an-unmet-medical-need-to-due-cost-in-the-past-year-us-by-msa-status/
NCHS. "Percentage of Adults Who Had An Unmet Medical Need Due to Cost in The past 12 Months in The U.S. in 2017, by Metropolitan Statistical Area Status*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085325/adults-with-an-unmet-medical-need-to-due-cost-in-the-past-year-us-by-msa-status/
NCHS, Percentage of adults who had an unmet medical need due to cost in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085325/adults-with-an-unmet-medical-need-to-due-cost-in-the-past-year-us-by-msa-status/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of adults who had an unmet medical need due to cost in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status* [Graph], NCHS, December 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085325/adults-with-an-unmet-medical-need-to-due-cost-in-the-past-year-us-by-msa-status/
