title: QuickStats: Percentage* of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Are Very Worried about Medical Costs,†by Home Ownership§and Age Group - National Health Interview Survey,¶United States, 2015.
abstract: In 2015, 15.6% of adults who lived in rental houses/apartments were very worried about paying for medical costs, compared with 8.7% of adults who lived in family-owned homes. Adults aged 18-39 years who lived in rental homes were more likely than those in family-owned homes to be very worried about paying medical costs (12.9% versus 8.0%). Among adults aged 40-64 years and ≥65 years, renters were twice as likely as home owners to be very worried about medical costs (22.3% versus 11.4%, and 8.6% versus 4.0%, respectively).