Material and psychological financial hardships among cancer survivors by age 2011-2016

This statistic shows the percentage of cancer survivors with material and psychological financial hardships in the U.S. in 2011 and 2016, by age. During these years around 47 percent of cancer survivors aged 40 to 49 years stated they experienced material hardships associated with cancer.

Percentage of cancer survivors with material and psychological financial hardships in the U.S. in 2011 and 2016, by age

Characteristic	Material hardship*	Psychological hardship**
18 to 39 years	27.1%	40.5%
40 to 49 years	34.2%	47.2%
50 to 64 years	22.3%	29.7%
Total	25.3%	34.3%

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Release date

June 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2011 and 2016

Number of respondents

910 respondents

Age group

18-64 years

Supplementary notes

Cancer survivors were identified as persons who responded affirmatively to the MEPS question “Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had cancer or a malignancy of any kind?”

* Need to borrow money, go into debt, declare bankruptcy, or be unable to cover cost share.

** Worry about medical bills.

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