This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within the past month between 1988 and 2014. In the period 2011-2014, 21.5 percent of the population under 18 years used prescription drugs.
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Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2014, by age
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This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within the past month between 1988 and 2014. In the period 2011-2014, 21.5 percent of the population under 18 years used prescription drugs.
| Age group | 1988-1994 | 1999-2002 | 2003-2006 | 2007-2010 | 2011-2014 |
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| Age group | 1988-1994 | 1999-2002 | 2003-2006 | 2007-2010 | 2011-2014 |
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This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within the past month between 1988 and 2014. In the period 2011-2014, 21.5 percent of the population under 18 years used prescription drugs.
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- 1988 to 2014
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