This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017, by ethnicity. U.S. adults were asked if they had the impression that they were prescribed a drug that they did not need. In total, 6 percent of Black or African American respondents indicated that they had the impression they were prescribed a drug that they did not need, while 10 percent of Hispanic American or Latino respondents indicated the same.
Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by ethnicity
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Statista Survey. (February 10, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696307/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by ethnicity." Chart. February 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696307/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696307/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Were under The Impression They Were Prescribed a Drug They Did Not Really Need as of 2017, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696307/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696307/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-ethnicity/ (last visited October 04, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by ethnicity [Graph], Statista Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696307/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-ethnicity/
