This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults that practiced select prevention measures against ticks and Lyme disease as of 2017. According to the survey, 91 percent of respondents used some sort of preventative measure to avoid ticks and Lyme disease. Comparatively, just 60 percent of respondents indicated that they used insect repellent. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks to humans. If left untreated, Lyme disease can affect the joints, heart and nervous system.
Percentage of U.S. adults that used select preventative measures against Lyme disease 2017
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Any
91%
Wearing boots, socks, and/or long pants to cover your ankles
71%
Using insect repellent
60%
Avoiding areas where there are deer
35%
Avoiding contact with people with Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases
Original question: You indicated that you live in an area where people are at risk of catching Lyme disease. Which of the following, if any, do you do or use to reduce your risk of getting Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases? Please select all that apply.
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Harris Poll. (July 17, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that used select preventative measures against Lyme disease 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/738860/us-adults-that-used-preventative-measures-against-ticks/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. adults that used select preventative measures against Lyme disease 2017." Chart. July 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/738860/us-adults-that-used-preventative-measures-against-ticks/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Harris Poll. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that used select preventative measures against Lyme disease 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/738860/us-adults-that-used-preventative-measures-against-ticks/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Used Select Preventative Measures against Lyme Disease 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/738860/us-adults-that-used-preventative-measures-against-ticks/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Harris Poll, Percentage of U.S. adults that used select preventative measures against Lyme disease 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/738860/us-adults-that-used-preventative-measures-against-ticks/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 25, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults that used select preventative measures against Lyme disease 2017 [Graph], Harris Poll, July 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/738860/us-adults-that-used-preventative-measures-against-ticks/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
