Use of clinical preventive services among adults by insurance status U.S. 2018

There were large discrepancies between insured and uninsured adults for preventive services, the exception being HIV testing. The colon cancer screening rate was twice as high among insured adults aged 50-75 years. This statistic illustrates the percentage of insured vs uninsured adults who received select clinical preventive services in the U.S. in 2018.

Percentage of adults who received select recommended clinical preventive services in the United States in 2018, by insurance status

Characteristic	Insured	Uninsured
Colon cancer screening	71%	34.1%
Cervical cancer screening	81%	66.7%
Breast cancer screening (within 2 yrs)	80.4%	54.2%
HIV testing (ever)	46.1%	44.6%
Pneumococcal vaccination (ever)	71.6%	43.9%
Influenza vaccination (within 1 yr)	35.9%	13.9%
Diabetes screening (within 3 years)	71.2%	49.8%
HPV vaccination (ever)	19.1%	9.8%
Zoster (shingles) vaccination (ever)	28.3%	9.5%
Tetanus vaccination (within 10 yrs)	69.4%	51.9%

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Release date

April 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

437,436 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information about each preventive service:
Colon cancer screening: age 50-75 yrs
Cervical cancer screening: women, age 21-65 yrs
Breast cancer screening: women, age 50-74 yrs
HIV testing: age 18-65 yrs
Pneumococcal vaccination: age 65 yrs and above
Influenza vaccination: age 18 yrs and above
Diabetes screening: age 40-70 yrs
HPV vaccination: age 18-26 yrs
Zoster (shingles) vaccination: age 50 yrs and above
Tetanus vaccination: age 19 yrs and above

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