This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans who do not have health insurance. The survey was conducted in 2013, asking them why they did not have health insurance. 43 percent of respondents said they could not afford health insurance or that it was too expensive for them.
Americans: What is the main reason you don’t have health insurance?
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Gallup. (June 28, 2013). Americans: What is the main reason you don’t have health insurance? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261244/reasons-for-not-having-health-insurance/
Gallup. "Americans: What is the main reason you don’t have health insurance?." Chart. June 28, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261244/reasons-for-not-having-health-insurance/
Gallup. (2013). Americans: What is the main reason you don’t have health insurance?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261244/reasons-for-not-having-health-insurance/
Gallup. "Americans: What Is The Main Reason You Don’t Have Health Insurance?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261244/reasons-for-not-having-health-insurance/
Gallup, Americans: What is the main reason you don’t have health insurance? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261244/reasons-for-not-having-health-insurance/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Americans: What is the main reason you don’t have health insurance? [Graph], Gallup, June 28, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/261244/reasons-for-not-having-health-insurance/