This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults who practiced select prevention measures against ticks and Lyme disease as of 2017, by region. According to the survey, 94 percent of respondents in the West used some sort of preventative measure to avoid ticks and Lyme disease. Comparatively, just 48 percent of respondents in the West 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, by region
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, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/738880/us-adults-that-used-preventative-measures-against-ticks-regional/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. adults that used select preventative measures against Lyme disease 2017, by region." Chart. July 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/738880/us-adults-that-used-preventative-measures-against-ticks-regional/
Harris Poll. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that used select preventative measures against Lyme disease 2017, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/738880/us-adults-that-used-preventative-measures-against-ticks-regional/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Used Select Preventative Measures against Lyme Disease 2017, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/738880/us-adults-that-used-preventative-measures-against-ticks-regional/
Harris Poll, Percentage of U.S. adults that used select preventative measures against Lyme disease 2017, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/738880/us-adults-that-used-preventative-measures-against-ticks-regional/ (last visited October 07, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults that used select preventative measures against Lyme disease 2017, by region [Graph], Harris Poll, July 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/738880/us-adults-that-used-preventative-measures-against-ticks-regional/
