Delay or nonreceipt of needed medical care, prescription drugs, or dental care during the past 12 months due to cost: United States

Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Metadata Last Checked: June 26, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-04-21

Data on delay or nonreceipt of needed medical care, nonreceipt of needed prescription drugs, or nonreceipt of needed dental care during the past 12 months due to cost by selected population characteristics. Please refer to the PDF or Excel version of this table in the HUS 2019 Data Finder (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/contents2019.htm) for critical information about measures, definitions, and changes over time. SOURCE: NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, Family Core, Sample Child, and Sample Adult questionnaires. Data for level of difficulty are from the 2010 Quality of Life, 2011-2017 Functioning and Disability, and 2018 Sample Adult questionnaires. For more information on the National Health Interview Survey, see the corresponding Appendix entry at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus19-appendix-508.pdf.

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Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "009:20" ]
identifier	https://data.cdc.gov/api/views/dmzy-x2ad
issued	2022-04-28
landingPage	https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus
programCode	[ "009:020" ]
spatial	United States
temporal	1997-01-01/2018-12-31
theme	[ "National Center for Health Statistics" ]