A survey of U.S. adults from July 2020 found that around 12 percent of white adults stated they themselves or someone in their household currently had medical debt they will be unable to repay in the next 12 months, compared to 20 percent of non-white adults. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who stated they or someone in their household currently had medical debt they will be unable to repay in the next 12 months as of 2020, by race.
Share of U.S. adults who stated they or someone in their household currently had medical debt they will be unable to repay in the next 12 months as of 2020, by race
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Gallup. (September 1, 2020). Share of U.S. adults who stated they or someone in their household currently had medical debt they will be unable to repay in the next 12 months as of 2020, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249047/us-adults-unable-to-repay-medical-debt-within-next-year-by-race/
Gallup. "Share of U.S. adults who stated they or someone in their household currently had medical debt they will be unable to repay in the next 12 months as of 2020, by race." Chart. September 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249047/us-adults-unable-to-repay-medical-debt-within-next-year-by-race/
Gallup. (2020). Share of U.S. adults who stated they or someone in their household currently had medical debt they will be unable to repay in the next 12 months as of 2020, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249047/us-adults-unable-to-repay-medical-debt-within-next-year-by-race/
Gallup. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Stated They or Someone in Their Household Currently Had Medical Debt They Will Be Unable to Repay in The next 12 Months as of 2020, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249047/us-adults-unable-to-repay-medical-debt-within-next-year-by-race/
Gallup, Share of U.S. adults who stated they or someone in their household currently had medical debt they will be unable to repay in the next 12 months as of 2020, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249047/us-adults-unable-to-repay-medical-debt-within-next-year-by-race/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of U.S. adults who stated they or someone in their household currently had medical debt they will be unable to repay in the next 12 months as of 2020, by race [Graph], Gallup, September 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249047/us-adults-unable-to-repay-medical-debt-within-next-year-by-race/
