In the United States, around 19 percent of adults stated they had both delayed and foregone necessary medical treatment due to fear of the expenses involved. This statistic shows the percentage of adults who delayed or forewent necessary health care due to costs in the U.S. in 2020, by political orientation.
Percentage of adults who delayed or forewent necessary health care due to costs in the U.S. in 2020, by political orientation
Characteristic
Topline
Democrat
Independent
Republican
I have delayed care but not foregone it
19%
22%
16%
17%
I have foregone care
13%
14%
9%
15%
I have both delayed and foregone care
19%
19%
17%
19%
I have neither delayed nor foregone necessary healthcare
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Data for Progress. (January 12, 2021). Percentage of adults who delayed or forewent necessary health care due to costs in the U.S. in 2020, by political orientation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252624/delayed-health-care-due-to-costs-by-political-orientation-us/
Data for Progress. "Percentage of adults who delayed or forewent necessary health care due to costs in the U.S. in 2020, by political orientation." Chart. January 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252624/delayed-health-care-due-to-costs-by-political-orientation-us/
Data for Progress. (2021). Percentage of adults who delayed or forewent necessary health care due to costs in the U.S. in 2020, by political orientation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252624/delayed-health-care-due-to-costs-by-political-orientation-us/
Data for Progress. "Percentage of Adults Who Delayed or Forewent Necessary Health Care Due to Costs in The U.S. in 2020, by Political Orientation." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252624/delayed-health-care-due-to-costs-by-political-orientation-us/
Data for Progress, Percentage of adults who delayed or forewent necessary health care due to costs in the U.S. in 2020, by political orientation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252624/delayed-health-care-due-to-costs-by-political-orientation-us/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Percentage of adults who delayed or forewent necessary health care due to costs in the U.S. in 2020, by political orientation [Graph], Data for Progress, January 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252624/delayed-health-care-due-to-costs-by-political-orientation-us/
