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Approximately how much did you pay out of pocket for unexpected major medical expenses in the past 12 months?
Out-of-pocket cost of unexpected major medical expenses · Asked in 7 waves, 2018–2024 · 18,366 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of E2A first asked in 2018: wording or answer options differ from shed:E2A.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | $1 to $499 | $500 to $999 | $1,000 to $1,999 | $2,000 to $4,999 | $5,000 or higher | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2024 27 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2024-10-18 to 2024-10-31 | web | 12,295 | 2,937 |
| SHED 2023 22 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05 | web | 11,400 | 2,724 |
| SHED 2022 26 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 2,804 |
| SHED 2021 22 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30 | web | 11,874 | 2,521 |
| SHED 2020 | 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-30 | web | 11,648 | 1,983 |
| SHED 2019 | 2019-10-01 to 2019-10-31 | web | 12,173 | 2,874 |
| SHED 2018 | 2018-10-01 to 2018-11-30 | web | 11,316 | 2,523 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 19% |
| 20% |
| 22% |
| 25% |
| 14% |
| 2937 |
| ±2 |
| 18–29 | 31% | 23% | 21% | 17% | 8% | 359 | ±6 |
| 30–44 | 22% | 21% | 20% | 25% | 12% | 633 | ±4 |
| 45–64 | 13% | 18% | 23% | 29% | 17% | 1115 | ±3 |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 23% | 25% | 15% | 830 | ±4 |
SHED 2024 · US adults 18+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.