United States - effects caused by overusing antibiotics 2014

This survey, conducted in the United States in March 2014, shows public awareness regarding the overuse of antibiotics causing development of drug-resistant bacteria. 36 percent of respondents stated they were extremely confident that overusing antibiotics causes the development of drug-resistant bacteria.

How confident are you that this statement is correct: Overusing antibiotics causes the development of drug-resistant bacteria?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Extremely confident	36%
Very confident	30%
Somewhat confident	23%
Not too confident	8%
Not at all confident	1%
Refused/Not answered	3%

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Release date

April 2014

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 20-24, 2014

Number of respondents

1,012 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The source worded the question as follows:
"On the next few screens, you’ll see a series of statements about science and medicine. For each of them, please indicate how confident you are that the statement is correct."

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