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Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication was more effective at treating pain than marijuana as of 2017
by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
May 8, 2018
This survey shows the percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years who felt prescription pain medication was more effective at treating pain than marijuana as of 2017. As per the survey, 48 percent of older adults believed that prescription pain medication was more effective than marijuana in treating pain.
Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication was more effective at treating pain than marijuana as of 2017
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| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Prescription pain medication is more effective | 48% |
| Marijuana is more effective | 14% |
| Marijuana and prescription pain medication have the same effectiveness | 38% |
| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Prescription pain medication is more effective | 48% |
| Marijuana is more effective | 14% |
| Marijuana and prescription pain medication have the same effectiveness | 38% |
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by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
May 8, 2018
This survey shows the percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years who felt prescription pain medication was more effective at treating pain than marijuana as of 2017. As per the survey, 48 percent of older adults believed that prescription pain medication was more effective than marijuana in treating pain.
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- United States
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- October 2017
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- 2,007 respondents
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- 50 to 80 years
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- older adults from GfK’s web-enabled KnowledgePanel
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- Online survey
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- United States
- Survey time period
- October 2017
- Number of respondents
- 2,007 respondents
- Age group
- 50 to 80 years
- Special properties
- older adults from GfK’s web-enabled KnowledgePanel
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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