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2023 Wisconsin Survey InfographicConsumer Healthcare Experience State Survey
Nationally, consumer worry about healthcare affordability is well documented but now a new survey reveals how affordability concerns and ideas for action play out in Wisconsin.
A survey of more than 1,100 Wisconsin adults, conducted from June 22 to July 6, 2022, found that:
- Nearly 3 in 5 (59%) experienced at least one healthcare affordability burden in the past year;
- 4 in 5 (81%) worry about affording healthcare in the future;
- Lower-income respondents and respondents with disabilities are more likely to go without care and incur debt due to healthcare costs; and
- Across party lines, respondents express strong support for government-led solutions.
Below are Data Briefs with statewide and regional survey results.
2023 Briefs
2020 Briefs
Recent Surveys
Northeast Wisconsin: Half of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Wisconsin adults conducted from October 29, 2019 to November 6, 2019, residents of the Northeast region experienced high healthcare affordability burdens. Half (50%) of Northeast region adults experienced one or more of the following healthcare affordability burdens in the…
Read MoreSoutheast Wisconsin: Half of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Wisconsin adults conducted from October 29, 2019 to November 6, 2019, residents of the Southeast region experienced high healthcare affordability burdens. Half (51%) of Southeast region adults experienced one or more of the following healthcare affordability burdens in the…
Read MoreSouthern Wisconsin: Half of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Wisconsin adults conducted from October 29, 2019 to November 6, 2019, residents of the Southern region experienced high healthcare affordability burdens. Half (51%) of Southern region adults experienced one or more of the following healthcare affordability burdens in the…
Read MoreWestern Wisconsin: Sixty Percent of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Wisconsin adults conducted from October 29, 2019 to November 6, 2019, residents of the Northeast region experienced high healthcare affordability burdens. Well over half (60%) of Western region adults experienced one or more of the following healthcare affordability burdens…
Read MoreWisconsinites Struggle to Afford High Healthcare Costs; Support a Range of Government Solutions Across Party Lines
Nationally, consumer worry about healthcare affordability is well documented but now—for the first time—a new survey reveals how affordability concerns and ideas for action play out in Wisconsin. A Range of Healthcare Affordability Burdens Like many Americans, Wisconin adults currently experience hardship due…
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