One third of adults won't consider health insurance

82% of those aged between 50-64 ruled it out

Jaskeet Briah
clock • 2 min read

New research has found that one third (33%) of adults would not consider taking out some level of health insurance, regardless of whether they could afford it.

myTribe Insurance, a private health insurance and healthcare information service, conducted a survey with YouGov of 2,344 adults and found that 69% of respondents knew "little or nothing" about health insurance, despite ongoing issues with the NHS. Of those without private health insurance, 10% said they were "quite likely" or "very likely" to take out a policy in the future. Adults living in London were most likely to get a policy in the future (18%), according to the research, compared to 11% of those living in the Midlands. Overall, only 14% of adults surveyed had some level of ...

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