As of 2017, around 34 percent of Black, non-Hispanic adults with active epilepsy in the United States were in families having problems paying their medical bills, compared to around 26 percent of white, non-Hispanic adults with active epilepsy. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults with epilepsy in the United States who lived in families with problems paying medical bills in 2015 and 2017, by race and ethnicity.
Percentage of adults with epilepsy in the United States who lived in families with problems paying medical bills in 2015 and 2017, by race and ethnicity
Active epilepsy was defined as adults who answered that a doctor or health professional had ever told them they had a seizure disorder or epilepsy and also reported taking medication, having had one or more seizures in the past year, or both. Inactive epilepsy was defined as adults who reported a history of epilepsy but were not taking medication for epilepsy and had not had a seizure in the past year. No epilepsy was defined as adults who answered no history of ever having been diagnosed with epilepsy or seizure disorder by a doctor or health professional.
Problems paying bills was defined as answering “yes” to any of the following questions: “Did you/anyone in the family have problems paying or were unable
to pay any medical bills in the past 12 months?” (this could include bills for doctors, dentists, hospitals, therapists, medication, equipment, nursing home, or
home care) or “Do you/does anyone in your family currently have any medical bills that you are unable to pay at all?”
* The Other race and ethnicity category includes other non-Hispanic groups (American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, multiple race, and race group not releasable). Estimate for inactive epilepsy category was suppressed because denominator was <30 or relative SE was >50%.
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CDC. (May 27, 2022). Percentage of adults with epilepsy in the United States who lived in families with problems paying medical bills in 2015 and 2017, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323410/us-epileptic-adults-with-medical-bill-problems-by-race/
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CDC. (2022). Percentage of adults with epilepsy in the United States who lived in families with problems paying medical bills in 2015 and 2017, by race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323410/us-epileptic-adults-with-medical-bill-problems-by-race/
CDC. "Percentage of Adults with Epilepsy in The United States Who Lived in Families with Problems Paying Medical Bills in 2015 and 2017, by Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323410/us-epileptic-adults-with-medical-bill-problems-by-race/
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Percentage of adults with epilepsy in the United States who lived in families with problems paying medical bills in 2015 and 2017, by race and ethnicity [Graph], CDC, May 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323410/us-epileptic-adults-with-medical-bill-problems-by-race/