As of June 30, 2020, around 23 percent of Black, non-Hispanic adults in the United States had either avoided or delayed emergency medical care due to COVID-19-related concerns, compared to just around 6.7 percent of White, non-Hispanic adults. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults who delayed or avoided medical care due to COVID-19-related concerns as of June 30, 2020, by race and type of care.
Percentage of U.S. adults who delayed or avoided medical care due to COVID-19-related concerns as of June 30, 2020, by race and type of care
The types of medical care avoidance are not mutually exclusive; respondents had the option to indicate that they had delayed or avoided more than one type of medical care (i.e., routine medical care and urgent/emergency medical care).
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CDC, & MMWR. (September 11, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who delayed or avoided medical care due to COVID-19-related concerns as of June 30, 2020, by race and type of care [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178366/share-medical-care-delayed-avoided-covid-us-by-race/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. adults who delayed or avoided medical care due to COVID-19-related concerns as of June 30, 2020, by race and type of care." Chart. September 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178366/share-medical-care-delayed-avoided-covid-us-by-race/
CDC, MMWR. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who delayed or avoided medical care due to COVID-19-related concerns as of June 30, 2020, by race and type of care. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178366/share-medical-care-delayed-avoided-covid-us-by-race/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Delayed or Avoided Medical Care Due to Covid-19-related Concerns as of June 30, 2020, by Race and Type of Care." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178366/share-medical-care-delayed-avoided-covid-us-by-race/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of U.S. adults who delayed or avoided medical care due to COVID-19-related concerns as of June 30, 2020, by race and type of care Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178366/share-medical-care-delayed-avoided-covid-us-by-race/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who delayed or avoided medical care due to COVID-19-related concerns as of June 30, 2020, by race and type of care [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, September 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178366/share-medical-care-delayed-avoided-covid-us-by-race/
