Share of Americans who bought medication for weight loss 2018, by age

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Alexander Kunst,
Jun 28, 2022
This statistic shows the share of Americans who bought medication for weight loss in the last 12 months as of 2018, by age. In that year, 9.09 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 years stated that they bought medication for weight loss in the past 12 months.

Share of Americans who bought medication for weight loss in the last 12 months in 2018, by age

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Release date

October 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

September 24 to October 24, 2018

Number of respondents

4,180 respondents

Age group

18-64 years

Special properties

U.S. residential online population

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

The original question was: Which of the following reasons prompted you to buy medication in the past 12 months? (check all that apply)

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