Table 2.

Average Percentage of Individuals Indicating Health-Related Outcomes

Question	No Legal Debt	Has Legal Debt
Did health limitations or disability contribute to you not working or not working as much as you wanted?	23.7	38.9
Was illness or health a reason you did not attend college?	11.9	14.0
In the past twelve months, was there a time you needed mental health services but went without because you couldn’t afford it?	6.0	18.1
In the past twelve months, was there a time you needed dental health services but went without because you couldn’t afford it?	16.3	44.5
In the past twelve months, was there a time you needed follow-up care but went without because you couldn’t afford it?	6.1	23.5
In the past twelve months, have you had any unexpected major medical expenses that you had to pay for out of pocket?	23.3	30.4

Source: Authors’ tabulation based on SHED data (Federal Reserve 2020).