This statistic shows the percentage of cell phone users in the United States who reported using their cell phone to look up health information in 2010 and 2012. Responses are differentiated by age groups. In 2012, 42 percent of 18-29 year olds said they had used their cell phone to look up health information via mobile internet.
Percentage of cell phone owners who looked up health/ medical information via mobile internet on their cell phone in 2010 and 2012, by age group
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Pew Research Center. (November 8, 2012). Percentage of cell phone owners who looked up health/ medical information via mobile internet on their cell phone in 2010 and 2012, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/194590/us-adults-looking-for-health-information-using-their-cell-phone-by-age-group/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of cell phone owners who looked up health/ medical information via mobile internet on their cell phone in 2010 and 2012, by age group." Chart. November 8, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194590/us-adults-looking-for-health-information-using-their-cell-phone-by-age-group/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Percentage of cell phone owners who looked up health/ medical information via mobile internet on their cell phone in 2010 and 2012, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194590/us-adults-looking-for-health-information-using-their-cell-phone-by-age-group/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of Cell Phone Owners Who Looked up Health/ Medical Information via Mobile Internet on Their Cell Phone in 2010 and 2012, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194590/us-adults-looking-for-health-information-using-their-cell-phone-by-age-group/
Pew Research Center, Percentage of cell phone owners who looked up health/ medical information via mobile internet on their cell phone in 2010 and 2012, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194590/us-adults-looking-for-health-information-using-their-cell-phone-by-age-group/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Percentage of cell phone owners who looked up health/ medical information via mobile internet on their cell phone in 2010 and 2012, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 8, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/194590/us-adults-looking-for-health-information-using-their-cell-phone-by-age-group/