QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Were in Families Having Problems Paying Medical Bills During the Previous 12 Months, by Race and Selected Hispanic Origin Subgroups — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020−2021

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During 2020–2021, the percentage of U.S. adults who were in families having problems paying medical bills during the previous 12 months was 11.3%.
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Authors: Michael E. Martinez, MPH, MHSA; Emily P. Terlizzi, MPH; and Amy E. Cha, PhD

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Percentage of U.S. adults who were in families having problems paying medical bills during the previous 12 months.

During 2020–2021, the percentage of U.S. adults who were in families having problems paying medical bills during the previous 12 months was 11.3%.

Non-Hispanic Black or African American adults (16.8%) were most likely to be in families having problems paying medical bills followed by Hispanic or Latino (13.5%), non-Hispanic White (10.0%), and non-Hispanic Asian (5.7%) adults.

Among the Hispanic or Latino origin subgroups shown, the percentage of adults in families having problems paying medical bills ranged from 9.7% among Cuban to 18.8% among Puerto Rican adults.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7215a8.htm

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2020 and 2021 data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.

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