IBM Watson Health PULSE® Health Polls

87% said they are covered by some type of health insurance. This rate tends to increase with age, education level and income. 29% of those covered said their current or former employer was the primary source of insurance, and 26% said Medicare was their primary source.
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20% rate their overall mental well-being as Excellent. 33% said they are Very Concerned about variants of COVID-19 that increase transmission of the disease. 71% of vaccinated respondents feel comfortable joining a vaccine credentialing system.
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39% said they looked for pricing information for specific healthcare services, and 73% of those who looked said they found it. 79% of respondents who found pricing information said they used it to decide about healthcare services.
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60% said they Approve or Strongly Approve of workplace policies that ask employees to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status to lessen workplace restrictions.
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50% said they Always feel able to access the services and goods they need to maintain their health. This rate tends to increase with age, education level and income.
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56% said they had received a COVID-19 vaccination, compared with 49% who said the same in April and 32% in March 2021.
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43% of all respondents said they planned to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, 40% said they would not, and 17% said they did not know if they would receive one.
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44% of those who had not taken the COVID-19 vaccine said the main reason is because it is Not Available or Offered. Other reasons given included Concern Over Safety (14%) and Concern Over Side-Effects (11%).
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53% said they planned to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, 29% said they would not and 19% said they did not know if they would receive one.
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48% of all respondents said the reason for postponing healthcare services was COVID-19. Cost (5.7%) was the second most frequently stated reason.
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35% said they would get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it becomes available, 41% said they would wait before deciding whether to get the vaccine, and 19% said they would not get it.
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75% said they are either Comfortable or Very Comfortable sharing COVID-19 test results with their employer. This rate tends to increase with increasing age, level of education and income.
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68% of respondents said that they Always wear a mask when in public, while 6% said that they Never/Rarely wear one. 
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91% of U.S. healthcare consumers surveyed said that they wear a mask when in public. For those who do not wear a mask, the most common reasons given were Difficult to Breathe (20%), Don’t Feel at Risk (18%), Don’t Need (17%) and Masks Not Effective (16%).
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84% of U.S. healthcare consumers surveyed said they would continue to wear a mask as states lift COVID-19 restrictions. 13% said they would not continue or are not now wearing a mask.
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As businesses start to re-open, 25% of U.S healthcare consumers said they are Very Comfortable returning to their workplace, and 8% said they are Not At All Comfortable.
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We asked U.S. healthcare consumers about COVID-19. 48% of respondents said they have delayed routine healthcare appointments.
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We asked healthcare consumers about medication compliance. In the last 90 days, 55% of all respondents said they had received a prescription.
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Eleven percent of respondents said they had been notified by a healthcare provider that their information had been compromised, which is the same rate as reported in 2017 (11%) and is higher than 2014 (5%).
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About 2 out of 3 respondents say they would switch healthcare providers if offered a cost savings. Read more about how factors, such as age and income level, affect responses.
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