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What percentage of American adults skipped or stretched out a prescription in the past year to save money?
7.6% of American adults skipped or stretched out a prescription in the past year to save money — about 8 in every 100, or 1 in 10. That is the figure published by the National Health Interview Survey for 2025.
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Where this number comes from
- Survey
- National Health Interview Survey
- What it measured
- Respondents who reported taking prescribed medicine in the past 12 months were asked in separate questions if during the past 12 months any of the following were true: they skipped medication doses to save money, they took less medication to save money, they delayed filling a prescription to save money.
- Population
- U.S. adults aged 18 and over
- Year
- 2025
- 95% confidence interval
- 7.1% to 8.1%
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