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Approximately how much did you pay out of pocket for unexpected major medical expenses in the past 12 months?

How much did you pay out of pocket for unexpected major medical expenses in the past 12 months?

Dollar amount of unexpected out-of-pocket medical expenses · Asked in 3 waves, 2015–2017 · 5,910 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Average answer over time

Average by group over time

Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Community

Weighted means. Groups with fewer than 50 respondents in a wave are left out of that wave.

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
SHED 2017	2017-11-01 to 2017-12-31	web	12,187	2,931
SHED 2016	2016-10-01 to 2016-10-31	web	6,610	1,630
SHED 2015	2015-10-01 to 2015-11-30	web	5,642	1,349