A survey in 2023 found that the majority of adults in the United States were in favor of health insurance covering the cost of fertility treatments, while a quarter were unsure. Slightly more women were in favor than men.
This statistic portrays the percentage of adults who agreed that the cost of fertility treatments should be covered by health insurance in the United States as of 2023, by gender
Percentage of adults who agreed that fertility treatments should be covered by health insurance in the United States as of 2023, by gender
Interviews were conducted in both English and Spanish
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Do you think that health insurance should cover the cost of fertility treatments?"
The source adds the following information: "Share of respondents who didn't offer an answer are not shown.
Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national random sampling of residential addresses. This way, nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories."
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Pew Research Center. (September 14, 2023). Percentage of adults who agreed that fertility treatments should be covered by health insurance in the United States as of 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416670/approval-of-health-insurance-covering-fertility-treatment-among-adults-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of adults who agreed that fertility treatments should be covered by health insurance in the United States as of 2023, by gender ." Chart. September 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416670/approval-of-health-insurance-covering-fertility-treatment-among-adults-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Percentage of adults who agreed that fertility treatments should be covered by health insurance in the United States as of 2023, by gender . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416670/approval-of-health-insurance-covering-fertility-treatment-among-adults-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of Adults Who Agreed That Fertility Treatments Should Be Covered by Health Insurance in The United States as of 2023, by Gender ." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416670/approval-of-health-insurance-covering-fertility-treatment-among-adults-by-gender/
Pew Research Center, Percentage of adults who agreed that fertility treatments should be covered by health insurance in the United States as of 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416670/approval-of-health-insurance-covering-fertility-treatment-among-adults-by-gender/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Percentage of adults who agreed that fertility treatments should be covered by health insurance in the United States as of 2023, by gender [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416670/approval-of-health-insurance-covering-fertility-treatment-among-adults-by-gender/
