New Jersey
2023 New Jersey Consumer Health Experience State Survey InfographicConsumer Healthcare Experience State Survey
Nationally, consumer worry about healthcare affordability has been well documented, but now a new survey looks specifically at how affordability concerns and ideas for action play out in New Jersey.
A survey of more than 1,100 New Jersey adults, conducted from October 2 to October 24, 2022, found that:
- Nearly 3 in 5 (57%) experienced at least one healthcare affordability burden in the past year;
- More than 4 in 5 (85%) 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.
Altarum’s Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey (CHESS) is designed to elicit respondents’ unbiased views on a wide range of health system issues, including confidence using the health system, financial burden and views on fixes that might be needed.
Below are Data Briefs with statewide and regional survey results.
2023 Briefs
2022 Briefs
2020 Briefs
Recent Surveys
Central New Jersey: 45% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of New Jersey adults, conducted from May 7, 2020 to May 12, 2020, residents of the Central New Jersey region have experienced high levels of healthcare affordability burdens. These burdens were somewhat lower than those experienced by Northern…
Read MoreNew Jersey Residents Struggle to Afford High Healthcare Costs; COVID Fears Add to Support for a Range of Government Solutions Across Party Lines
Nationally, consumer worry about healthcare affordability has been well documented, but now—for the first time—a new survey looks specifically at how affordability concerns and ideas for action play out in New Jersey. A Range of Healthcare Affordability Burdens Like many Americans, New Jersey…
Read MoreNew Jersey Residents Worried about High Drug Costs – Support a Range of Government Solutions
According to a survey of 940 New Jersey adults, conducted from May 7, 2020 to May 12, 2020, residents are concerned about prescription drug costs and express a strong desire to enact solutions. Almost half of all survey respondents (49%) reported being either…
Read MoreNorthern New Jersey: 52% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of New Jersey adults, conducted from May 7, 2020 to May 12, 2020, residents of the Northern New Jersey region have experienced high levels of healthcare affordability burdens. More than half of Northern New Jersey adults (52%) experienced one or…
Read MoreSouthern New Jersey: 53% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of New Jersey adults, conducted from May 7, 2020 to May 12, 2020, residents of the Southern New Jersey region have experienced high levels of healthcare affordability burdens. More than half of Southern New Jersey adults (53%) experienced one or…
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