This statistic shows the percentage of adults who needed a prescription drug but could not afford it in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status. During that year, 6.7 percent of adults living in a small MSA had needed a prescription but could not afford it in the past twelve months.
Percentage of adults who needed a prescription drug but could not afford it in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*
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NCHS. (December 4, 2019). Percentage of adults who needed a prescription drug but could not afford it in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085329/adults-who-could-not-afford-a-prescription-in-the-past-year-us-by-msa-status/
NCHS. "Percentage of adults who needed a prescription drug but could not afford it in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*." Chart. December 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085329/adults-who-could-not-afford-a-prescription-in-the-past-year-us-by-msa-status/
NCHS. (2019). Percentage of adults who needed a prescription drug but could not afford it in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085329/adults-who-could-not-afford-a-prescription-in-the-past-year-us-by-msa-status/
NCHS. "Percentage of Adults Who Needed a Prescription Drug but Could Not Afford It in The past 12 Months in The U.S. in 2017, by Metropolitan Statistical Area Status*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085329/adults-who-could-not-afford-a-prescription-in-the-past-year-us-by-msa-status/
NCHS, Percentage of adults who needed a prescription drug but could not afford it in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085329/adults-who-could-not-afford-a-prescription-in-the-past-year-us-by-msa-status/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Percentage of adults who needed a prescription drug but could not afford it in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status* [Graph], NCHS, December 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085329/adults-who-could-not-afford-a-prescription-in-the-past-year-us-by-msa-status/