This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within the past month between 1988 and 2016. In the period 2013-2016, 20.2 percent of the population under 18 years used prescription drugs.
Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2016, by age
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (October 30, 2019). Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2016, by age." Chart. October 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2019). Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. Population with Usage of Prescription Drugs within past Month between 1988 and 2016, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2016, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/ (last visited May 28, 2020)
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