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TABLE 6.

Problems with Health Care Costs among Total Adults and Those with a Chronically Ill Family Member

		No One in Your Household Has Been Diagnosed with a Chronic Illness	Total You or Someone in Your Household Has Been Diagnosed with a Chronic Illness	You or Someone in Your Household Has Been Diagnosed with …

	Total Number of Adults (%)			Heart Disease (%)	Cancer (%)	Diabetes (%)	Asthma (%)
Problems paying medical bills in past one year	23	15	29	30	33	33	40
Problem bills—contacted by collection agency in past five years	15	10	20	19	22	25	30
Problem bills—used up all or most of savings in past five years	12	7	16	17	23	19	22
Problem bills—borrowed money/took out another mortgage in past five years	8	5	10	11	14	10	14
Problem bills—unable to pay for basic necessities in past five years	8	3	12	14	21	15	17
Problem bills—bankruptcy in past five years	3	2	5	3	9	3	6
Currently have overdue medical bills	21	14	27	25	28	31	38
Not enough money to pay for health care in past one year	28	21	33	33	42	35	43
Skipped treatment, cut pills, or didn't fill prescription because of cost	29	21	35	35	43	37	44