Percentage Reporting Not Seeing a Doctor in the Past 12 Months Because of Cost, 2008
| Could Not See Doctor Because of Cost | |
|---|---|
| United States | 14.1% |
| Alabama | 14.8% |
| Alaska | 14.1% |
| Arizona | 13.7% |
| Arkansas | 15.8% |
| California | 15.9% |
| Colorado | 13.8% |
| Connecticut | 8.5% |
| Delaware | 9.7% |
| District of Columbia | 10.5% |
| Florida | 15.4% |
| Georgia | 15.2% |
| Hawaii | 7.2% |
| Idaho | 16.3% |
| Illinois | 12.4% |
| Indiana | 15.5% |
| Iowa | 8.9% |
| Kansas | 11.3% |
| Kentucky | 15.1% |
| Louisiana | 17.6% |
| Maine | 9.1% |
| Maryland | 10.4% |
| Massachusetts | 6.3% |
| Michigan | 12.4% |
| Minnesota | 9.6% |
| Mississippi | 19.7% |
| Missouri | 15.9% |
| Montana | 12.4% |
| Nebraska | 10.7% |
| Nevada | 17.5% |
| New Hampshire | 10.7% |
| New Jersey | 13.7% |
| New Mexico | 16.9% |
| New York | 11.9% |
| North Carolina | 16.5% |
| North Dakota | 6.2% |
| Ohio | 13.2% |
| Oklahoma | 17.2% |
| Oregon | 13.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 10.2% |
| Rhode Island | 11.5% |
| South Carolina | 16.2% |
| South Dakota | 8.1% |
| Tennessee | 15.9% |
| Texas | 20.5% |
| Utah | 12.1% |
| Vermont | 10.1% |
| Virginia | 11.6% |
| Washington | 12.1% |
| West Virginia | 17.9% |
| Wisconsin | 10.3% |
| Wyoming | 11.8% |
| Guam | 19.9% |
| Puerto Rico | 15.7% |
| Virgin Islands | 15.9% |
| Sources: | Statehealthfacts.org analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008. |
| Definitions: | BRFSS: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. BRFSS is an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of noninstitutionalized civilian adults aged 18 and older. |
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