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.
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
* Estimate for active epilepsy category is unreliable because the relative SE was >30% but <50%. Results should be interpreted with caution.
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Share of U.S. epileptic adults with medical bill problems 2015-2017, by age
As of 2017, around 31 percent of adults with active epilepsy in the United States were in families having problems paying their medical bills, while only around 15.4 percent of adults without epilepsy reported the same. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults with epilepsy in the United States who lived in families with problems paying medical bills in 2015 and 2017, by age.
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CDC. (May 27, 2022). Percentage of adults with epilepsy in the United States who lived in families with problems paying medical bills in 2015 and 2017, by age [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1323387/us-epileptic-adults-medical-bill-problems-by-age/
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Percentage of adults with epilepsy in the United States who lived in families with problems paying medical bills in 2015 and 2017, by age [Graph], CDC, May 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1323387/us-epileptic-adults-medical-bill-problems-by-age/