This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017, by gender. U.S. adults were asked if they believe they were prescribed a more expensive version of a drug even though a cheaper one was available that had the same effect. In total, 6 percent of female respondents and 9 percent of male respondents believe they were always given a more expensive version of a drug.
Percentage of U.S. adults that believe they were prescribed a more expensive version of drug as of 2017, by gender
Original question: "Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a more expensive drug even though there was a cheaper one with the same effect?"
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Statista Survey. (February 10, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that believe they were prescribed a more expensive version of drug as of 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/695395/us-adults-that-believe-they-were-prescribed-a-more-expensive-drug-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults that believe they were prescribed a more expensive version of drug as of 2017, by gender." Chart. February 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695395/us-adults-that-believe-they-were-prescribed-a-more-expensive-drug-by-gender/
Statista Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that believe they were prescribed a more expensive version of drug as of 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695395/us-adults-that-believe-they-were-prescribed-a-more-expensive-drug-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Believe They Were Prescribed a More Expensive Version of Drug as of 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695395/us-adults-that-believe-they-were-prescribed-a-more-expensive-drug-by-gender/
Statista Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults that believe they were prescribed a more expensive version of drug as of 2017, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695395/us-adults-that-believe-they-were-prescribed-a-more-expensive-drug-by-gender/ (last visited September 17, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults that believe they were prescribed a more expensive version of drug as of 2017, by gender [Graph], Statista Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/695395/us-adults-that-believe-they-were-prescribed-a-more-expensive-drug-by-gender/
