Original question: [at a doctor:] "How often did you undergo treatment for headache over the past twelve months? Please give your best guess if you are not sure. Leave the field blank if you prefer not to answer."
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Frequency U.S. adults sought treatment for headaches from a doctor 2017, by gender
This statistic shows the number of times adults in the U.S. who suffered at least once per month from headache went to a doctor for treatment for their headache in the past year as of February 2017, by gender. It was found that 70 percent of females had not gone to the doctor for treatment for headache, compared to 56 percent of males.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (February 28, 2017). Number of times U.S. adults went to a doctor for treatment for their headache in the past year as of 2017, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/681911/frequency-of-doctor-visits-for-headaches-adults-us-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Number of times U.S. adults went to a doctor for treatment for their headache in the past year as of 2017, by gender." Chart. February 28, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/681911/frequency-of-doctor-visits-for-headaches-adults-us-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (2017). Number of times U.S. adults went to a doctor for treatment for their headache in the past year as of 2017, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/681911/frequency-of-doctor-visits-for-headaches-adults-us-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Number of times U.S. Adults Went to a Doctor for Treatment for Their Headache in The past Year as of 2017, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Feb 2017, /statistics/681911/frequency-of-doctor-visits-for-headaches-adults-us-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, Number of times U.S. adults went to a doctor for treatment for their headache in the past year as of 2017, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/681911/frequency-of-doctor-visits-for-headaches-adults-us-by-gender/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Number of times U.S. adults went to a doctor for treatment for their headache in the past year as of 2017, by gender [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, February 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/681911/frequency-of-doctor-visits-for-headaches-adults-us-by-gender/
