As of June 2022, 14 percent of Americans surveyed reported delaying or avoiding dental care services in the last 12 months in order to afford other household expenses. Furthermore, 13 percent of respondents said they had avoided going to the doctor to pay household expenses instead. This graph shows the share of U.S. adults who cut back on selected healthcare services in the past year to pay for other household expenses in 2022.
Share of healthcare services delayed or avoided in the last 12 months to afford household expenses in the United States 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Delay or avoid dental care
14%
Avoid going to the doctor
13%
Delay or avoid preventive care or screenings
11%
Delay or avoid treatment for a disease or condition 8
The respondents were asked to answer the following question: "Please indicate which of the following, if any, healthcare services that your household cut back on in the last 12 months in order to pay for other household services."
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Gallup, & West Health. (June 10, 2022). Share of healthcare services delayed or avoided in the last 12 months to afford household expenses in the United States 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1340772/health-care-services-avoided-to-pay-household-expenses-in-the-us/
Gallup, und West Health. "Share of healthcare services delayed or avoided in the last 12 months to afford household expenses in the United States 2022." Chart. June 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1340772/health-care-services-avoided-to-pay-household-expenses-in-the-us/
Gallup, West Health. (2022). Share of healthcare services delayed or avoided in the last 12 months to afford household expenses in the United States 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1340772/health-care-services-avoided-to-pay-household-expenses-in-the-us/
Gallup, and West Health. "Share of Healthcare Services Delayed or Avoided in The Last 12 Months to Afford Household Expenses in The United States 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1340772/health-care-services-avoided-to-pay-household-expenses-in-the-us/
Gallup & West Health, Share of healthcare services delayed or avoided in the last 12 months to afford household expenses in the United States 2022 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1340772/health-care-services-avoided-to-pay-household-expenses-in-the-us/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Share of healthcare services delayed or avoided in the last 12 months to afford household expenses in the United States 2022 [Graph], Gallup, & West Health, June 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1340772/health-care-services-avoided-to-pay-household-expenses-in-the-us/
