In a 2019 survey, 54 percent of women in the U.S. correctly indicated that antibiotics cannot be used to cure viral infections, compared to 36 percent of men. In comparison, 33 percent of respondents with a high school diploma or less education incorrectly responded that viral infections can be cured with antibiotics. This statistic depicts public awareness on antibiotic use for curing viral infections in the U.S. in 2019.
Public awareness on antibiotic use for viral infections in the U.S. in 2019, by demographic characteristic
Characteristic
Viral infections can usually be cured by antibiotics
Don't know enough to say
Viral infections cannot be cured by antibiotics (correct)
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (June 21, 2019). Public awareness on antibiotic use for viral infections in the U.S. in 2019, by demographic characteristic [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093072/viruses-and-antibiotic-use-by-demographic-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Public awareness on antibiotic use for viral infections in the U.S. in 2019, by demographic characteristic." Chart. June 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093072/viruses-and-antibiotic-use-by-demographic-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2019). Public awareness on antibiotic use for viral infections in the U.S. in 2019, by demographic characteristic. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093072/viruses-and-antibiotic-use-by-demographic-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Public Awareness on Antibiotic Use for Viral Infections in The U.S. in 2019, by Demographic Characteristic." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093072/viruses-and-antibiotic-use-by-demographic-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Public awareness on antibiotic use for viral infections in the U.S. in 2019, by demographic characteristic Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093072/viruses-and-antibiotic-use-by-demographic-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Public awareness on antibiotic use for viral infections in the U.S. in 2019, by demographic characteristic [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, June 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093072/viruses-and-antibiotic-use-by-demographic-us/
