This statistic illustrates the percentage of Americans that caught a cold or a flu in the United States from December 2009 to January 2016. As of December 2013, 8.9 percent of the respondents reported to have been sick with a cold, while 2.8 percent reported to have been sick with a flu on any given day in December.
Percentage of U.S. Americans sick with a cold or a flu from December 2009 to January 2016
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Gallup. (March 14, 2016). Percentage of U.S. Americans sick with a cold or a flu from December 2009 to January 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247780/percentage-of-us-respondents-sick-with-a-cold-or-a-flu-2008-2012/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Americans sick with a cold or a flu from December 2009 to January 2016." Chart. March 14, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247780/percentage-of-us-respondents-sick-with-a-cold-or-a-flu-2008-2012/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup. (2016). Percentage of U.S. Americans sick with a cold or a flu from December 2009 to January 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247780/percentage-of-us-respondents-sick-with-a-cold-or-a-flu-2008-2012/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Americans Sick with a Cold or a Flu from December 2009 to January 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247780/percentage-of-us-respondents-sick-with-a-cold-or-a-flu-2008-2012/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. Americans sick with a cold or a flu from December 2009 to January 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247780/percentage-of-us-respondents-sick-with-a-cold-or-a-flu-2008-2012/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 03, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. Americans sick with a cold or a flu from December 2009 to January 2016 [Graph], Gallup, March 14, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247780/percentage-of-us-respondents-sick-with-a-cold-or-a-flu-2008-2012/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
