Original question: What do you do when you have a common cold and feel weak, have limb pain, and elevated temperature?
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U.S. adults' common cold treatments as of 2017, by ethnicity
This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. who used select remedies to treat common colds as of February 2017, by ethnicity. It was found that 51 percent of African Americans drink lots of tea to fight the common cold, compared to 35 percent of White respondents.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (February 28, 2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who used select remedies for common colds as of 2017, by ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/682321/cold-treatment-adults-ethnicity-us/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who used select remedies for common colds as of 2017, by ethnicity." Chart. February 28, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/682321/cold-treatment-adults-ethnicity-us/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who used select remedies for common colds as of 2017, by ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/682321/cold-treatment-adults-ethnicity-us/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Used Select Remedies for Common Colds as of 2017, by Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Feb 2017, /statistics/682321/cold-treatment-adults-ethnicity-us/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who used select remedies for common colds as of 2017, by ethnicity ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/682321/cold-treatment-adults-ethnicity-us/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who used select remedies for common colds as of 2017, by ethnicity [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, February 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/682321/cold-treatment-adults-ethnicity-us/
