This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adult internet users who have looked online for medical information in the last 12 months in 2012, sorted by topic. Of those surveyed, 16 percent reported looking for information on drug safety or recalls. The internet has become a diagnostic tool for about one-third of adults in the United States. Women and younger adults are more likely than men to use the internet for a possible diagnosis.
Percentage of U.S. adult internet users that have searched online for medical information in 2012, by topic*
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Pew Research Center. (January 31, 2013). Percentage of U.S. adult internet users that have searched online for medical information in 2012, by topic* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318883/internet-search-from-us-adults-for-select-medical-information-by-topic/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of U.S. adult internet users that have searched online for medical information in 2012, by topic*." Chart. January 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318883/internet-search-from-us-adults-for-select-medical-information-by-topic/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. (2013). Percentage of U.S. adult internet users that have searched online for medical information in 2012, by topic*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318883/internet-search-from-us-adults-for-select-medical-information-by-topic/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of U.S. Adult Internet Users That Have Searched Online for Medical Information in 2012, by Topic*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318883/internet-search-from-us-adults-for-select-medical-information-by-topic/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center, Percentage of U.S. adult internet users that have searched online for medical information in 2012, by topic* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318883/internet-search-from-us-adults-for-select-medical-information-by-topic/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 24, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adult internet users that have searched online for medical information in 2012, by topic* [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 31, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318883/internet-search-from-us-adults-for-select-medical-information-by-topic/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
