QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18–64 Years Who Delayed or Did Not Receive Medical Care During the Past 12 Months Because of Cost, by Year — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2005–2014 | MMWR

QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18–64 Years Who Delayed or Did Not Receive Medical Care During the Past 12 Months Because of Cost, by Year — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2005–2014 | MMWR

MMWR Weekly Vol. 65, No. 9 March 11, 2016

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QuickStats: Percentage* of Adults Aged 18–64 Years Who Delayed or Did Not Receive Medical Care During the Past 12 Months Because of Cost,† by Year — National Health Interview Survey,§ United States, 2005–2014

Weekly / March 11, 2016 / 65(9);251

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* With 95% confidence intervals indicated with error bars.

† Based on responses to the following survey questions: “During the past 12 months, has medical care been delayed for [person] because of worry about the cost?” and “During the past 12 months, was there any time when [person] needed medical care, but did not get it because [person] couldn’t afford it?” Both questions excluded dental care. Respondents were asked to answer regarding themselves and other family members living in the same household.

§ Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian population and are derived from the National Health Interview Survey Family Core component.

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From 2005 to 2014, the percentage of adults aged 18–64 years who delayed or did not receive medical care because of cost increased from 11.0% (20.2 million) in 2005 to 15.1% (28.7 million) in 2009, and then decreased to 11.2% (21.7 million) in 2014. During the same period, the percentage of adults aged 18–64 years who delayed medical care because of cost increased from 9.7% (17.6 million) in 2005 to 13.3% (25.2 million) in 2009, and then decreased to 9.6% (18.8 million) in 2014. In addition, the percentage of adults aged 18–64 years who did not receive medical care because of cost increased from 7.1% (12.9 million) in 2005 to 9.6% in 2009 and 2010, and then decreased to 7.3% (14.3 million) in 2014.

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2005–2014 data. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.

Reported by: Jessica L. Simpson, MPH, JSimpson2@cdc.gov, 301-458-4565; Robin A. Cohen, PhD.

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Suggested citation for this article: QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18–64 Years Who Delayed or Did Not Receive Medical Care During the Past 12 Months Because of Cost, by Year — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2005–2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:251. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6509a6.