This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults who have ever looked online for medical information in 2012, sorted by topic and age group. Of those surveyed between the ages of ** and **, ** percent reported looking for information on drug safety or recalls. The internet has become a diagnostic tool for about **** of adults in the United States. Women and younger adults are more likely than men to use the internet for a possible diagnosis.
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Pew Research Center. (October 16, 2013). Percentage of U.S. adults that have ever searched online for selected medical information in 2012, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/318914/internet-search-from-us-adults-for-select-medical-information-by-age-group/
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Percentage of U.S. adults that have ever searched online for selected medical information in 2012, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 16, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/318914/internet-search-from-us-adults-for-select-medical-information-by-age-group/
