According to a survey conducted in September-October 2021, around 83 percent of adults aged 18 years and older in the United States stated that they believed the cost of prescription drugs is unreasonable. However, almost 70 percent of those who actually take prescription drugs stated affording them is easy.
Perception of adults in the United States on the cost of prescription drugs as of 2021
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Adults who say the cost of prescription drugs is unreasonable
83%
Adults who take prescription drugs say affording them is easy
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 5, 2022). Perception of adults in the United States on the cost of prescription drugs as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308477/adults-us-cost-of-prescription-drugs-perception/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Perception of adults in the United States on the cost of prescription drugs as of 2021." Chart. April 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308477/adults-us-cost-of-prescription-drugs-perception/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2022). Perception of adults in the United States on the cost of prescription drugs as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308477/adults-us-cost-of-prescription-drugs-perception/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Perception of Adults in The United States on The Cost of Prescription Drugs as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308477/adults-us-cost-of-prescription-drugs-perception/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Perception of adults in the United States on the cost of prescription drugs as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308477/adults-us-cost-of-prescription-drugs-perception/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Perception of adults in the United States on the cost of prescription drugs as of 2021 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, April 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308477/adults-us-cost-of-prescription-drugs-perception/
