* The full question reads as follows: "How frequently, if at all, do you do each of the following? Please select the option which comes closest to your average use. Use the internet to try and self-diagnose medical issues"
***Percentages missing or exceeding 100 percent are due to rounding.
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Frequency of using the internet to self diagnose in the UK 2016
This statistic displays the frequency that adults tried to self diagnose medical issues in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. A 41 percent share of adults reported self-diagnosing through the internet every few months or less.
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Nesta. (April 26, 2016). Frequency of using the internet to try and self diagnose medical issues for adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/605362/average-frequency-of-internet-self-diagnosis-uk/
Nesta. "Frequency of using the internet to try and self diagnose medical issues for adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016." Chart. April 26, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/605362/average-frequency-of-internet-self-diagnosis-uk/
Nesta. (2016). Frequency of using the internet to try and self diagnose medical issues for adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/605362/average-frequency-of-internet-self-diagnosis-uk/
Nesta. "Frequency of Using The Internet to Try and Self Diagnose Medical Issues for Adults in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Apr 2016, /statistics/605362/average-frequency-of-internet-self-diagnosis-uk/
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Frequency of using the internet to try and self diagnose medical issues for adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph], Nesta, April 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/605362/average-frequency-of-internet-self-diagnosis-uk/
