Online medicine and supplements purchasing by demographic UK 2020

This statistic displays the share of individuals in Great Britain who purchased medicine or dietary supplements such as vitamins online in 2020, by age and gender. Purchasing online was most common among individuals within the 35 to 44 age demographic, at 18 percent of respondents.

Share of individuals who purchased medicine or dietary supplements such as vitamins online in Great Britain in 2020, by age and gender

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Men	13%
Women	13%
16-24	12%
25-34	15%
35-44	18%
45-54	16%
55-64	10%
65+	9%

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Release date

August 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

1,800**

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

bought within the last 3 months

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* The source indicates: "The source of this information is the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OLS). The OLS is a multi-purpose survey developed by ONS for use by government departments, other public bodies, charities, academics and the media. It provides a fast, cost effective and reliable way of obtaining information on topics too brief to warrant their own survey."
** The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey is carried out by interviewing a nationally representative sample of households in Great Britain. About 1,800 households are sampled each month and estimates are subject to sampling variability, as are those from all sample surveys.
*** The source indicates: "Online purchases were measured in previous releases as taking place within the last 12 months, therefore estimates from previous years are not strictly comparable with 2020."

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