Share of adults taking one or more prescribed medicines in England 2013, by illness

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 17, 2018
This statistic displays the proportion of individuals who take one or more prescription medicines in England in 2013, by gender and longstanding illness. In this year, 69 percent of men and 78 percent of women with a limiting longstanding illness took at least one prescribed medicine in the last week.

Proportion of individuals taking one or more prescribed medicines in England in 2013, by gender and longstanding illness

MenWomen
No longstanding illness26%34%
Non-limiting longstanding illness69%75%
Limiting longstanding illness69%78%
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Release date

December 2014

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

January to December 2013

Number of respondents

11,633*

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Weighted bases: n (men) = 5,658; n (women) = 5,975.
Prescribed medicines exclude smoking cessation products and contraceptives.
Longstanding illness is any physical or mental health condition or illness lasting or expected to last 12 months or more. A limiting longstanding illness is one that reduces a person's ability to carry out day-to-day activities.

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