This statistic displays the share of adults in the United States who used select strategies to reduce prescription drug costs within the last 12 months, as of 2013, by age group. During that year, 16.9 percent of adults 65 years of age and over asked the doctor for a lower-cost medication.
Percentage of U.S. adults using selected strategies to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by age group*
Age group
18 years and over
18 to 64 years
64 years and over
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* In the last 12 months.
"Did not take medication as prescribed" is a composite measure that includes adults who "skipped medication doses", "took less medicine", or "delayed filling a prescription". A person may use more than one strategy to reduce prescription drug costs.
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CDC. (January 1, 2015). Percentage of U.S. adults using selected strategies to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/397578/percentage-of-adults-with-select-strategies-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-age/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. adults using selected strategies to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by age group*." Chart. January 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397578/percentage-of-adults-with-select-strategies-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-age/
CDC. (2015). Percentage of U.S. adults using selected strategies to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397578/percentage-of-adults-with-select-strategies-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-age/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Using Selected Strategies to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs in 2013, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397578/percentage-of-adults-with-select-strategies-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-age/
CDC, Percentage of U.S. adults using selected strategies to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397578/percentage-of-adults-with-select-strategies-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-age/ (last visited July 24, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults using selected strategies to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by age group* [Graph], CDC, January 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/397578/percentage-of-adults-with-select-strategies-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-age/