Share of U.S. adults with epilepsy who gave select reasons for not seeking care, paying medical bills, or obtaining prescriptions when needed during the past year in 2015-2017
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Active epilepsy
Inactive epilepsy
No epilepsy
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Active epilepsy was defined as adults who answered that a doctor or health professional had ever told them they had a seizure disorder or epilepsy and also reported taking medication, having had one or more seizures in the past year, or both. Inactive epilepsy was defined as adults who reported a history of epilepsy but were not taking medication for epilepsy and had not had a seizure in the past year. No epilepsy was defined as adults who answered no history of ever having been diagnosed with epilepsy or seizure disorder by a doctor or health professional.
* Among adults with at least one ED visit in the past year.
** Problems paying bills was defined as answering 鈥測es鈥 to any of the following questions: 鈥淒id you/anyone in the family have problems paying or were unable
to pay any medical bills in the past 12 months?鈥 (this could include bills for doctors, dentists, hospitals, therapists, medication, equipment, nursing home, or
home care) or 鈥淒o you/does anyone in your family currently have any medical bills that you are unable to pay at all?鈥
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Reasons for not seeking care among epileptic U.S. adults in 2015 and 2017
As of 2017, around ** percent of adults in the United States with epilepsy cited having problems with paying medical bills as the reason for not seeking medical care. This statistic illustrates reasons for not seeking care, paying medical bills, or obtaining prescriptions when needed during the last 12 months among adults with epilepsy in the United States in 2015 and 2017.
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CDC. (May 27, 2022). Share of U.S. adults with epilepsy who gave select reasons for not seeking care, paying medical bills, or obtaining prescriptions when needed during the past year in 2015-2017 [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1323346/us-reasons-for-not-seeking-care-among-epileptic-adults/
CDC. "Share of U.S. adults with epilepsy who gave select reasons for not seeking care, paying medical bills, or obtaining prescriptions when needed during the past year in 2015-2017." Chart. May 27, 2022. 糖心破解版. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1323346/us-reasons-for-not-seeking-care-among-epileptic-adults/
CDC. (2022). Share of U.S. adults with epilepsy who gave select reasons for not seeking care, paying medical bills, or obtaining prescriptions when needed during the past year in 2015-2017. 糖心破解版. 糖心破解版 Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1323346/us-reasons-for-not-seeking-care-among-epileptic-adults/
CDC. "Share of U.S. Adults with Epilepsy Who Gave Select Reasons for Not Seeking Care, Paying Medical Bills, or Obtaining Prescriptions When Needed during The past Year in 2015-2017." 糖心破解版, 糖心破解版 Inc., 27 May 2022, /statistics/1323346/us-reasons-for-not-seeking-care-among-epileptic-adults/
CDC, Share of U.S. adults with epilepsy who gave select reasons for not seeking care, paying medical bills, or obtaining prescriptions when needed during the past year in 2015-2017 糖心破解版, /statistics/1323346/us-reasons-for-not-seeking-care-among-epileptic-adults/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Share of U.S. adults with epilepsy who gave select reasons for not seeking care, paying medical bills, or obtaining prescriptions when needed during the past year in 2015-2017 [Graph], CDC, May 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1323346/us-reasons-for-not-seeking-care-among-epileptic-adults/