Percentage of U.S. Americans sick with a cold or a flu in winter 2009-2016

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 14, 2016
This statistic illustrates the percentage of Americans that caught a cold or a flu in the United States from December 2009 to January 2016. As of December 2013, 8.9 percent of the respondents reported to have been sick with a cold, while 2.8 percent reported to have been sick with a flu on any given day in December.

Percentage of U.S. Americans sick with a cold or a flu from December 2009 to January 2016

CharacteristicWith a coldWith a flu
January 2016 11% 3.9%
December 2014 11.6% 4%
December 2013 8.9% 2.8%
December 2012 9.9% 3.2%
December 2011 9.1% 2.8%
December 2010 10% 2.8%
December 2009 8.7% 2.5%
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0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%

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Release date

March 2016

Region

United States

Survey time period

December 2009 to January 2016

Number of respondents

14,169 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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