Most Americans have not presented a treatment option to a medical professional after learning about it through an advertisement. Nonetheless, according to this survey conducted in 2021, 34 of Americans who had completed a four year degree had presented a treatment option to a healthcare professional after learning about it through an ad.
Share of Americans who have presented a medical treatment or option to a healthcare professional that they learned about through an advertisement in 2021, by education level
Data is weighted to be representative of the U.S. population
Method of interview
Online omnibus survey
Supplementary notes
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population. All results are based on a sample and are therefore subject to statistical errors normally associated with sample-based information.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Have you ever presented a medical treatment or option to a healthcare professional that you learned about through an advertisement?"
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DeepIntent. (January 1, 2021). Share of Americans who have presented a medical treatment or option to a healthcare professional that they learned about through an advertisement in 2021, by education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329315/advertised-treatment-propositions-made-by-patients-to-doctors-by-education-level/
DeepIntent. "Share of Americans who have presented a medical treatment or option to a healthcare professional that they learned about through an advertisement in 2021, by education level." Chart. January 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329315/advertised-treatment-propositions-made-by-patients-to-doctors-by-education-level/
DeepIntent. (2021). Share of Americans who have presented a medical treatment or option to a healthcare professional that they learned about through an advertisement in 2021, by education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329315/advertised-treatment-propositions-made-by-patients-to-doctors-by-education-level/
DeepIntent. "Share of Americans Who Have Presented a Medical Treatment or Option to a Healthcare Professional That They Learned about through An Advertisement in 2021, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329315/advertised-treatment-propositions-made-by-patients-to-doctors-by-education-level/
DeepIntent, Share of Americans who have presented a medical treatment or option to a healthcare professional that they learned about through an advertisement in 2021, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329315/advertised-treatment-propositions-made-by-patients-to-doctors-by-education-level/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Share of Americans who have presented a medical treatment or option to a healthcare professional that they learned about through an advertisement in 2021, by education level [Graph], DeepIntent, January 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329315/advertised-treatment-propositions-made-by-patients-to-doctors-by-education-level/