[Seeing a specialist] During the past 12 months, was there a time when you needed any of the following, but went without because you couldn't afford it?
Went without seeing a specialist because of cost · Asked in 5 waves, 2013–2018 · 39,888 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 92% | 8% | 11316 | ±1 | |
| 18–29 | 92% | 8% | 1421 | ±3 | |
| 30–44 | 90% | 10% |
| 2375 |
| ±2 |
| 45–64 | 92% | 8% | 4343 | ±2 |
| 65+ | 95% | 5% | 3177 | ±2 |
SHED 2018 · 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.