A survey from December 2020 found that Hispanic women were more likely to not get a healthcare appointment during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to white woman. Hispanic women were also more likely to limit their medication during the pandemic compared to white woman.
This statistic shows the percentage of women who had forgone select healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic as of December 2020, by ethnicity.
Percentage of U.S. women who had forgone select healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic as of December 2020, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Skipped preventive health services, such as a yearly check-up or routine test
50%
32%
40%
36%
Skipped a recommended medical test or treatment
26%
21%
25%
22%
Not filled a prescription, cut pills in half or skipped doses of medicine
5%
12%
13%
9%
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 ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235339/women-forgone-healthcare-covid-pandemic-ethnicity-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 ethnicity." Chart. March 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235339/women-forgone-healthcare-covid-pandemic-ethnicity-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 ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235339/women-forgone-healthcare-covid-pandemic-ethnicity-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 Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235339/women-forgone-healthcare-covid-pandemic-ethnicity-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 ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235339/women-forgone-healthcare-covid-pandemic-ethnicity-us/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. women who had forgone select healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic as of December 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, March 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235339/women-forgone-healthcare-covid-pandemic-ethnicity-us/
