The findings come amid the highest inflation rate in more than 40 years. To conduct the poll, Gallup surveyed a random sample of 1,020 U.S. adults via telephone interviews from Nov. 9 to Dec. 2.
More than 25 percent of respondents who reported delaying care for themselves or a family member said it was for a “very or somewhat serious” condition. Overall, lower-income adults, younger adults and women were more likely to report delaying treatment. Americans with an annual household income under $40,000 were nearly twice as likely to report that someone in their family delayed care for a serious condition than households making $100,000 or more.
