This statistic displays the distribution of adults in the United States who did not take medication as prescribed to reduce prescription drug costs within the last 12 months, as of 2013, by age group. Some 6.5 percent of adults 65 years of age and over delayed filling a prescription.
Percentage of U.S. adults not taking medication as prescribed to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by age group*
* 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 not taking medication as prescribed to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/397724/adults-not-taking-medication-as-prescribed-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-age/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. adults not taking medication as prescribed to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by age group*." Chart. January 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397724/adults-not-taking-medication-as-prescribed-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-age/
CDC. (2015). Percentage of U.S. adults not taking medication as prescribed to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397724/adults-not-taking-medication-as-prescribed-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-age/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Not Taking Medication as Prescribed to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs in 2013, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397724/adults-not-taking-medication-as-prescribed-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-age/
CDC, Percentage of U.S. adults not taking medication as prescribed to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397724/adults-not-taking-medication-as-prescribed-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults not taking medication as prescribed to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by age group* [Graph], CDC, January 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/397724/adults-not-taking-medication-as-prescribed-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-age/
