Access to Health Care

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

• Percent of persons who failed to obtain needed medical care due to cost: 6.9%
• Percent of persons with a usual place to go for medical care: 85.4%

Source: Early release of selected estimates based on data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey, data tables for figures 2.2 and 3.2

 

More data

• Access to and Utilization of Medical Care for Young Adults Aged 20-29 Years: United States, 2008 [PDF - 1.1 MB]
• Health and Access to Care Among Employed and Unemployed Adults: United States, 2009–2010
• Health Data Interactive
• Health insurance coverage
• Impact of Type of Insurance Plan on Access and Utilization of Health Care Services for Adults Aged 18-64 Years With Private Health Insurance: United States, 2007
• No usual source of health care among children under 18 years of age, by selected characteristics Health, United States, 2011, table 77 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
• No usual source of health care among adults 18-64 years of age, by selected characteristics Health, United States, 2011, table 78 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
• Reduced access to medical care, dental care, prescription drugs during the past 12 months due to cost, by selected characteristics Health, United States, 2011, table 79 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
• Reduced access to medical care during the past 12 months due to cost, by state Health, United States, 2011, table 81 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
• Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2010 [PDF - 1.3 MB]
• Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2010 [PDF - 715 KB]
• Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2010 [PDF - 983 KB]
• Trends in health insurance and access to care from 1997 to 2008
• Young Adults Seeking Medical Care: Do Race and Ethnicity Matter? [PDF - 515 KB]