In 2021, 7.7 percent of U.S. senior citizens with an income below 25 thousand U.S. dollars reported they had avoided care due to cost reasons. Senior citizens with lower incomes were more likely to avoid health care services due to costs in comparison to those with a higher income. This statistic shows the share of the U.S. senior citizen population by income group who avoided care due to cost reasons in 2021.
Share of people aged 65 years and above who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2021, by income
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America's Health Rankings. (December 5, 2022). Share of people aged 65 years and above who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2021, by income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1388772/senior-citizens-who-avoided-care-due-to-costs-by-income-in-the-us/
America's Health Rankings. "Share of people aged 65 years and above who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2021, by income." Chart. December 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1388772/senior-citizens-who-avoided-care-due-to-costs-by-income-in-the-us/
America's Health Rankings. (2022). Share of people aged 65 years and above who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2021, by income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1388772/senior-citizens-who-avoided-care-due-to-costs-by-income-in-the-us/
America's Health Rankings. "Share of People Aged 65 Years and above Who Avoided Care Due to Costs in The U.S. in 2021, by Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1388772/senior-citizens-who-avoided-care-due-to-costs-by-income-in-the-us/
America's Health Rankings, Share of people aged 65 years and above who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2021, by income Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1388772/senior-citizens-who-avoided-care-due-to-costs-by-income-in-the-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of people aged 65 years and above who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2021, by income [Graph], America's Health Rankings, December 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1388772/senior-citizens-who-avoided-care-due-to-costs-by-income-in-the-us/
