Table 2.

Financial Hardship Associated With Cancer, Its Treatment, or Lasting Effects of Treatment, by Age Group

	All Ages	Age 18-64 Years	Age ≥ 65 Years*
	Weighted Percentage (95% CI)	Weighted Percentage (95% CI)	Weighted Percentage (95% CI)
Had to borrow money or go into debt	7.1 (5.7 to 8.9)	12.9 (10.2 to 16.2)	2.3 (1.3 to 4.1)
Filed for bankruptcy	1.7 (1.0 to 2.8)	2.3 (1.2 to 4.2)	1.2 (0.5 to 2.9)
Unable to cover share of the costs of medical care	11.9 (9.8 to 14.3)	16.9 (13.8 to 20.6)	7.7 (5.6 to 10.5)
Other financial sacrifices	9.4 (7.6 to 11.5)	12.5 (9.7 to 15.9)	6.8 (4.9 to 9.4)
Any material financial hardship†	20.4 (17.7 to 23.4)	28.4 (24.3 to 32.8)	13.8 (10.8 to 17.4)
Any psychological financial hardship‡	22.5 (19.6 to 25.7)	31.9 (27.5 to 36.7)	14.7 (11.5 to 18.5)

NOTE. Data from 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Experiences With Cancer Survey. Boldface type indicates summary measure.

^*Age top-coded ≥ 85 by the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

^†Any material financial hardship was defined as having responded yes to one or more of the individual material financial hardship measures.

^‡Any psychological financial hardship was defined as having responded yes to ever being worried about paying large medical bills.