As of December 2020, nearly 1 in 3 women with fair or poor health skipped a recommended medical test or treatment because of the COVID-19 pandemic, while around 1 in 5 women of excellent, very good or good health did so.
This statistic shows the percentage of women who had forgone select healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic as of December 2020, by their state of health.
Percentage of U.S. women who had forgone select healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic as of December 2020, by state of health
Characteristic
Women Overall
Women in Fair/Poor Health
Women in Excellent/Very good/Good Health
Skipped preventive health services, such as a yearly check-up or routine test
38%
46%
36%
Skipped a recommended medical test or treatment
23%
32%
21%
Not filled a prescription, cut pills in half or skipped doses of medicine
10%
18%
8%
Couldn't get an appointment because of the pandemic
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (March 22, 2021). Percentage of U.S. women who had forgone select healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic as of December 2020, by state of health [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235265/women-forgone-healthcare-covid-pandemic-state-of-health-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. women who had forgone select healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic as of December 2020, by state of health." Chart. March 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235265/women-forgone-healthcare-covid-pandemic-state-of-health-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2021). Percentage of U.S. women who had forgone select healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic as of December 2020, by state of health. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235265/women-forgone-healthcare-covid-pandemic-state-of-health-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Women Who Had Forgone Select Healthcare Services during The Covid-19 Pandemic as of December 2020, by State of Health." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235265/women-forgone-healthcare-covid-pandemic-state-of-health-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. women who had forgone select healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic as of December 2020, by state of health Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235265/women-forgone-healthcare-covid-pandemic-state-of-health-us/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. women who had forgone select healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic as of December 2020, by state of health [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, March 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235265/women-forgone-healthcare-covid-pandemic-state-of-health-us/
