| |
Total |
Gender |
Income |
Race/Ethnicity |
Health Status |
| Men |
Women |
<$40K |
$40K-$89.9K |
$90K+ |
White |
Black |
Hisp. |
Has a serious medical condition |
Does not have a serious medical condition |
| Percent who say it is “very” or “somewhat” difficult for them to afford to pay for each of the following: (October 2021) |
| Dental care |
46% |
41% |
50% |
59% |
50% |
22% |
43% |
50% |
60% |
53% |
42% |
| Out of pocket costs for medical care not covered by their insurance* |
46% |
41% |
52% |
61% |
48% |
29% |
44% |
55% |
52% |
54% |
42% |
| Hearing or vision care, including office visits, hearing aids or eyeglasses |
33% |
28% |
38% |
45% |
36% |
13% |
31% |
33% |
45% |
42% |
29% |
| Their rent or mortgage |
33% |
27% |
37% |
46% |
32% |
15% |
27% |
44% |
48% |
34% |
32% |
| Their monthly utilities like electricity or heat |
30% |
23% |
37% |
47% |
27% |
11% |
24% |
42% |
48% |
35% |
28% |
| Gasoline or other transportation costs |
30% |
22% |
37% |
45% |
28% |
9% |
24% |
50% |
38% |
35% |
27% |
| The cost of health insurance each month* |
27% |
22% |
31% |
33% |
31% |
14% |
24% |
34% |
34% |
32% |
24% |
| Prescription drugs |
26% |
23% |
29% |
35% |
27% |
10% |
22% |
33% |
42% |
31% |
23% |
| Food |
25% |
20% |
30% |
40% |
23% |
7% |
21% |
42% |
34% |
31% |
23% |
| NOTE: *Among insured adults. |
