Georgia
2023 Georgia Consumer Health Experience State Survey InfographicConsumer Healthcare Experience State Survey
A survey of more than 1,400 Georgia adults, conducted from July 26 to July 31, 2023, found that:
- Over 3 in 5 (67%) experienced at least one health care affordability burden in the past year;
- Over 4 in 5 (82%) worry about affording health care in the future;
- 3 in 5 (60%) of all respondents delayed or went without health care in the last year;
- Low-income respondents and those with disabilities had higher rates of going without care due to cost and incurring medical debt, depleting savings, and/or sacrificing basic needs due to medical bills; and
- Across party lines, respondents express strong support for government-led solutions.
Below are Data Briefs with statewide and regional survey results.
2023 Briefs
2021 Briefs
Recent Surveys
East Region of Georgia: 71% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Georgia adults conducted from April 12, 2021 to May 3, 2021, residents of Georgia’s East region have experienced high levels of healthcare affordability burdens in the prior 12 months. In fact, residents of the East and Southwest regions reported…
Read MoreGeorgia Residents Struggle to Afford High Healthcare Costs; COVID Fears Add to Support for a Range of Government Solutions Across Party Lines
Key Findings A survey of more than 950 Georgia adults, conducted from April 12, 2021 to May 3, 2021, found that: Survey context: A month prior to the survey period (on March 25, 2021), all Georgians ages 16 and older were made…
Read MoreGeorgia Residents Worried about High Drug Costs–Support a Range of Government Solutions
According to a survey of more than 950 Georgia adults conducted from April 12, 2021 to May 3, 2021, residents are concerned about prescription drug costs and express a strong desire to enact solutions. Over half of all survey respondents (55%) reported being…
Read MoreMetro-Atlanta Region of Georgia: 64% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Georgia adults conducted from April 12, 2021 to May 3, 2021, residents of Georgia’s Metro-Atlanta region have experienced high levels of healthcare affordability burdens in the prior 12 months. Over 3 in 5 (64% of) Metro-Atlanta region…
Read MoreNorth Region of Georgia: 69% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Georgia adults conducted from April 12, 2021 to May 3, 2021, residents of Georgia’s North region have experienced high levels of healthcare affordability burdens in the prior 12 months. Nearly 7 in 10 (69% of) North region adults…
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