Improve the health of Washingtonians
Indicator 3: Improved access to health care
Measure b: Percent of Households with Unmet Healthcare Needs
Description:
Unmet health care need is measured as the percent of adults who answer "Yes" to the following question on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS): Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because of the cost?
| Percent of Households With Unmet Healthcare Needs | |
| 2000 | 8.8% |
| 2001 | 8.4% |
| 2002 | N/A |
| 2003 | 13.0% |
| 2004 | 14.1% |
| 2005 | 13.3% |
| 2006 | 12.5% |
| 2007 | 12.3% |