According to a survey conducted in the U.S. in March 2022, 46 percent of adults who identified as Black reported that their medical debt had had a negative effect on their credit scores, while in comparison 32 percent of White adults reported the same issue.
Share of people whose credit score was negatively affected by medical debt in the U.S. as of March 2022, by ethnicity
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (June 16, 2022). Share of people whose credit score was negatively affected by medical debt in the U.S. as of March 2022, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329392/impact-on-credit-score-due-to-medical-debts-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Share of people whose credit score was negatively affected by medical debt in the U.S. as of March 2022, by ethnicity." Chart. June 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329392/impact-on-credit-score-due-to-medical-debts-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2022). Share of people whose credit score was negatively affected by medical debt in the U.S. as of March 2022, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329392/impact-on-credit-score-due-to-medical-debts-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Share of People Whose Credit Score Was Negatively Affected by Medical Debt in The U.S. as of March 2022, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329392/impact-on-credit-score-due-to-medical-debts-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Share of people whose credit score was negatively affected by medical debt in the U.S. as of March 2022, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329392/impact-on-credit-score-due-to-medical-debts-in-the-us/ (last visited July 31, 2024)
Share of people whose credit score was negatively affected by medical debt in the U.S. as of March 2022, by ethnicity [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, June 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329392/impact-on-credit-score-due-to-medical-debts-in-the-us/