This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017. U.S. adults were asked if they have a general practitioner that they always go to when they are sick. In total, 11 percent of female respondents and 22 percent of male respondents indicated that they have multiple general practitioners that they see when they are sick.
Percentage of U.S. adults that have a general practitioner they always go to when they are sick as of 2017, by gender*
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Statista Survey. (February 10, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that have a general practitioner they always go to when they are sick as of 2017, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/695252/americans-that-have-a-doctor-they-always-go-to-when-sick-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults that have a general practitioner they always go to when they are sick as of 2017, by gender*." Chart. February 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695252/americans-that-have-a-doctor-they-always-go-to-when-sick-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that have a general practitioner they always go to when they are sick as of 2017, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695252/americans-that-have-a-doctor-they-always-go-to-when-sick-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Have a General Practitioner They Always Go to When They Are Sick as of 2017, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695252/americans-that-have-a-doctor-they-always-go-to-when-sick-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults that have a general practitioner they always go to when they are sick as of 2017, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695252/americans-that-have-a-doctor-they-always-go-to-when-sick-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 17, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults that have a general practitioner they always go to when they are sick as of 2017, by gender* [Graph], Statista Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/695252/americans-that-have-a-doctor-they-always-go-to-when-sick-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed