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Distribution of public attitudes towards antibiotic use in England as of 2020

Characteristic	Definitely true	Probably true	Probably false	Definitely false	Don't know
I would be pleased if the GP said I didn't need antibiotics for an infection*	45%	39%	10%	3%	3%
I would be pleased if the GP said my child didn't need antibiotics for an infection	42%	40%	10%	2%	6%
Antibiotics will always work when you really need them to	7%	32%	34%	24%	3%
Antibiotics will always speed up my recovery, no matter what the infection is	7%	31%	32%	26%	4%
There is nothing society can do to prevent antibiotics from becoming less effective at treating infections	6%	25%	34%	30%	5%
There is nothing I can personally do to prevent antibiotics from becoming less effective at treating infections	9%	30%	34%	23%	4%
If there is any doubt about whether an infection needs to be treated with antibiotics it is better to take them just in case	5%	29%	35%	27%	4%

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

January and February 2020

Number of respondents

2,022 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

Note: the survey included 2022 adults (aged 15+,) including 521 black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) participants, and 406 aged 15–25 years olds.
* Categories "definitely not true" and "don't know" are estimated.

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This statistic displays the distribution of public attitudes towards antibiotic use in England, according to a survey conducted in early 2020. Some 84 percent of respondents stated that they would be pleased if, in case of an infection, they would not have to take antibiotics. A similar share of respondents would also be pleased if their child wouldn't have to take antibiotics for an infection.