In 2022, over 40 percent of transgender and intersex adults surveyed reported having delayed or avoided getting preventive screenings due to disrespect or discrimination from health care providers, in comparison to only seven percent of non-LGBTQ+ adults. The statistic illustrates the share of U.S. adults who postponed or avoided getting necessary medical care or preventive screenings in the past year due to disrespect or discrimination from healthcare in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexuality and demography.
Share of people who postponed or did not try to get necessary medical care or preventive screenings due to discrimination in the U.S. in 2022, by sexuality and demography
Characteristic
Postponed or did not try to get needed medical care
Postponed or did not try to get preventive screenings
*Nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, transgender, and genderqueer respondents are all represented in the data for transgender people.
**People of color are defined as Black, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial people as well as those who identify as "other, non-Hispanic."
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Center for American Progress. (January 12, 2023). Share of people who postponed or did not try to get necessary medical care or preventive screenings due to discrimination in the U.S. in 2022, by sexuality and demography [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379925/unmet-health-care-needs-due-to-discrimination-by-sexuality-in-the-united-states/
Center for American Progress. "Share of people who postponed or did not try to get necessary medical care or preventive screenings due to discrimination in the U.S. in 2022, by sexuality and demography." Chart. January 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379925/unmet-health-care-needs-due-to-discrimination-by-sexuality-in-the-united-states/
Center for American Progress. (2023). Share of people who postponed or did not try to get necessary medical care or preventive screenings due to discrimination in the U.S. in 2022, by sexuality and demography. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379925/unmet-health-care-needs-due-to-discrimination-by-sexuality-in-the-united-states/
Center for American Progress. "Share of People Who Postponed or Did Not Try to Get Necessary Medical Care or Preventive Screenings Due to Discrimination in The U.S. in 2022, by Sexuality and Demography." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379925/unmet-health-care-needs-due-to-discrimination-by-sexuality-in-the-united-states/
Center for American Progress, Share of people who postponed or did not try to get necessary medical care or preventive screenings due to discrimination in the U.S. in 2022, by sexuality and demography Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379925/unmet-health-care-needs-due-to-discrimination-by-sexuality-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people who postponed or did not try to get necessary medical care or preventive screenings due to discrimination in the U.S. in 2022, by sexuality and demography [Graph], Center for American Progress, January 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379925/unmet-health-care-needs-due-to-discrimination-by-sexuality-in-the-united-states/
