QuickStats: Percentage of Persons in Families Having Problems Paying Medical Bills in the Past 12 Months,* by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2011–2017†

Weekly / April 12, 2019 / 68(14);334

The figure is a line graph showing the percentage of persons, by age group, who were in U.S. families having problems paying medical bills in the past 12 months, from 2011 to 2017.

* For the 2011–2017 National Health Interview Survey Family core component, a family respondent (i.e., an adult who was knowledgeable about the family) answered the question “In the past 12 months did [you/anyone in the family] have problems paying or were unable to pay any medical bills? Include bills for doctors, dentists, hospitals, therapists, medication, equipment, nursing home, or home care.” If the respondent answered “yes,” then all persons in that family were counted as being in a family having problems paying medical bills.

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