This statistic shows the opinion regarding whether OTC products save trips to the doctors in the U.S. in 2012, by sample group. The survey revealed that 95 percent of the general population in the United States feel that OTC medicines make it easy for individuals to care for minor medical ailments themselves.
Do over-the-counter products save trips to the doctor?
Characteristic
General population
African-American oversample
Latino oversample
Asian oversample
OTC medicines make it easy for individuals to care for minor medical ailments
95%
95%
94%
94%
Individuals should try to treat minor ailments themselves before seeking professional care
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Drug Store News. (March 11, 2013). Do over-the-counter products save trips to the doctor? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255130/opinion-whether-otc-products-save-trips-to-the-doctors-in-the-us-by-group/
Drug Store News. "Do over-the-counter products save trips to the doctor?." Chart. March 11, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255130/opinion-whether-otc-products-save-trips-to-the-doctors-in-the-us-by-group/
Drug Store News. (2013). Do over-the-counter products save trips to the doctor?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255130/opinion-whether-otc-products-save-trips-to-the-doctors-in-the-us-by-group/
Drug Store News. "Do Over-the-counter Products save Trips to The Doctor?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255130/opinion-whether-otc-products-save-trips-to-the-doctors-in-the-us-by-group/
Drug Store News, Do over-the-counter products save trips to the doctor? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255130/opinion-whether-otc-products-save-trips-to-the-doctors-in-the-us-by-group/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Do over-the-counter products save trips to the doctor? [Graph], Drug Store News, March 11, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255130/opinion-whether-otc-products-save-trips-to-the-doctors-in-the-us-by-group/
