QuickStats: Percentage of Persons in Families Having Problems Paying Medical Bills in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2011–2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Percentage of Persons in Families Having Problems Paying Medical Bills in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2011–2017
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Terlizzi, Emily P. ; Cha, Amy E. ; Cohen, Robin A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  From 2011 to 2017, the overall percentage of persons who were in U.S. families having problems paying medical bills in the past 12 months decreased from 19.7% to 14.6%. Similar trends were observed for all age groups, with a decrease from 23.2% to 16.8% for children aged <18 years, from 20.6% to 15.5% for adults aged 18–64 years, and from 8.9% to 7.7% for those aged ≥65 years.
  
  Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2011–2017 data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.
  
  Reported by: Emily P. Terlizzi, MPH, Amy E. Cha, PhD; Robin A. Cohen, PhD.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Notification Epidemiology Public Health Public Health Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 68(14):334
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Genre:
  QuickStats ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  68
• Issue:
  14
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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