Share of U.S. adults reporting they or a member of their household did not seek treatment for a health problem in the last three months due to the cost of care as of 2021, by income
Characteristic
Mar 2021
Jun 2021
Sep-Oct 2021
<$24K
16%
28%
34%
$24°â‰¤$48°
17%
18%
37%
$48°â‰¤$90°
12%
17%
36%
$90°â‰¤$120°
7%
9%
29%
$120°â‰¤$180°
5%
8%
22%
$180K+
2%
2%
18%
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The respondents were asked to answer the following question: "Has there been a time in the last three months when you or a member of your household had a health problem, but you did not seek treatment due to the cost of care?"
"Results are based on a survey conducted by web over successive field periods of Sept. 27-30 and Oct. 18-21, with 6,663 adults aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia..." Surveys were also conducted in "March 15-21 (n=3,905) and June 14-20, 2021 (n=4,843)."
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U.S. adults who did not seek health treatment due to cost as of 2021, by income
A survey from 2021 found that between September and October 2021 around 34 percent of adults in the U.S. with an annual household income of less than 24 thousand U.S. dollars stated in the last three months they or someone in their household did not seek treatment for a health problem they had due to the cost. This graph shows the percentage of U.S. adults reporting they or a member of their household did not seek treatment for a health problem in the last three months due to the cost, as of 2021, by income level.
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Gallup, & West Health. (December 14, 2021). Share of U.S. adults reporting they or a member of their household did not seek treatment for a health problem in the last three months due to the cost of care as of 2021, by income [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1311990/adults-not-seek-treatment-due-to-cost-by-income-level-us/
Gallup, und West Health. "Share of U.S. adults reporting they or a member of their household did not seek treatment for a health problem in the last three months due to the cost of care as of 2021, by income ." Chart. December 14, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1311990/adults-not-seek-treatment-due-to-cost-by-income-level-us/
Gallup, West Health. (2021). Share of U.S. adults reporting they or a member of their household did not seek treatment for a health problem in the last three months due to the cost of care as of 2021, by income . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1311990/adults-not-seek-treatment-due-to-cost-by-income-level-us/
Gallup, and West Health. "Share of U.S. Adults Reporting They or a Member of Their Household Did Not Seek Treatment for a Health Problem in The Last Three Months Due to The Cost of Care as of 2021, by Income ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Dec 2021, /statistics/1311990/adults-not-seek-treatment-due-to-cost-by-income-level-us/
Gallup & West Health, Share of U.S. adults reporting they or a member of their household did not seek treatment for a health problem in the last three months due to the cost of care as of 2021, by income ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1311990/adults-not-seek-treatment-due-to-cost-by-income-level-us/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Share of U.S. adults reporting they or a member of their household did not seek treatment for a health problem in the last three months due to the cost of care as of 2021, by income [Graph], Gallup, & West Health, December 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1311990/adults-not-seek-treatment-due-to-cost-by-income-level-us/
