U.S. adults unable to repay medical debt within the next year, 2020, by income

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Preeti Vankar,
Jun 20, 2022
A survey of U.S. adults from July 2020 found that around 28 percent of adults with an annual household income of 40,000 U.S. dollars or less stated they themselves or someone in their household currently had medical debt they will be unable to repay in the next 12 months. 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 annual household income.

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 income

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Release date

September 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

July 1 to 24, 2020

Number of respondents

1,007 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: Do you or someone in your household currently have medical debt that you will be unable to repay in the next 12 months?

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