This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who have looked online to diagnose a condition and those that have followed-up with a professional medical opinion in 2012 by age group. Of those surveyed adults between 30 and 49 years old, 43 percent have gone online to diagnose a condition. Of these, 55 percent had a professional follow-up. 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.
Use of online diagnosis and professional follow-up among U.S. adults in 2012, by age group
Characteristic
Looked online to diagnose a condition
Followed up with medical professional after online diagnosis
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Pew Research Center. (January 31, 2013). Use of online diagnosis and professional follow-up among U.S. adults in 2012, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318866/us-adults-online-diagnosis-and-medical-professional-follow-up-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Use of online diagnosis and professional follow-up among U.S. adults in 2012, by age group." Chart. January 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318866/us-adults-online-diagnosis-and-medical-professional-follow-up-by-age/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Use of online diagnosis and professional follow-up among U.S. adults in 2012, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318866/us-adults-online-diagnosis-and-medical-professional-follow-up-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Use of Online Diagnosis and Professional Follow-up among U.S. Adults in 2012, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318866/us-adults-online-diagnosis-and-medical-professional-follow-up-by-age/
Pew Research Center, Use of online diagnosis and professional follow-up among U.S. adults in 2012, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318866/us-adults-online-diagnosis-and-medical-professional-follow-up-by-age/ (last visited December 10, 2024)
Use of online diagnosis and professional follow-up among U.S. adults in 2012, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 31, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318866/us-adults-online-diagnosis-and-medical-professional-follow-up-by-age/
