YCHEAPMEDYR
Asked doctor for lower cost medication, past 12 months
Codes and Frequencies
Description
For sample adults, YCHEAPMEDYR indicates if the respondent, concerning the use of prescription medication, asked doctor for a lower cost medication to save money in the past 12 months.
This variable can be used to monitor the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
In order to save money, other behaviors mentioned are:
- Skipped medication doses (YSKIPMEDYR)
- Took less medicine (YSKIMPMEDYR)
- Delayed filling a prescription (YDELAYMEDYR)
- Bought prescription drugs from another country (YFORNMEDYR)
- Used alternative therapies (YALTMEDYR)
Universe
- 2011-2012: Sample adults age 18+.
- 2013-2018: Sample adults age 18+ who were prescribed prescription medication in the past 12 months.
Availability
- 2011-2018
Weights
- 2011-2018 : SAMPWEIGHT