This statistic depicts locations where U.S. consumers purchased prescription drugs in 2014, by generation. The survey revealed that 21 percent of Baby Boomers purchased their prescription drugs online or by mail order.
Locations where consumers purchase prescription drugs in the United States in 2014, by generation
Location
Millennials (18-37)
Gen X (38-49)
Baby Boomers (50-68)
Matures (69+)
A chain drug store (e.g., Walgreens, CVS, Eckerd)
41%
36%
24%
24%
The pharmacy at a discount store (e.g., Wal-Mart, Target, Sam's Club)
17%
17%
18%
14%
Online or by mail order
3%
13%
21%
26%
The pharmacy at a supermarket (e.g., Safeway, Shop Rite or Kroger)
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Where do you go most often to purchase prescription drugs for yourself or a family member?"
Percentages may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
Respondents were only allowed to select one answer.
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Harris Interactive. (March 17, 2015). Locations where consumers purchase prescription drugs in the United States in 2014, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417373/locations-where-us-consumers-purchase-prescription-drugs-by-generation/
Harris Interactive. "Locations where consumers purchase prescription drugs in the United States in 2014, by generation." Chart. March 17, 2015. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417373/locations-where-us-consumers-purchase-prescription-drugs-by-generation/
Harris Interactive. (2015). Locations where consumers purchase prescription drugs in the United States in 2014, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417373/locations-where-us-consumers-purchase-prescription-drugs-by-generation/
Harris Interactive. "Locations Where Consumers Purchase Prescription Drugs in The United States in 2014, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417373/locations-where-us-consumers-purchase-prescription-drugs-by-generation/
Harris Interactive, Locations where consumers purchase prescription drugs in the United States in 2014, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417373/locations-where-us-consumers-purchase-prescription-drugs-by-generation/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Locations where consumers purchase prescription drugs in the United States in 2014, by generation [Graph], Harris Interactive, March 17, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/417373/locations-where-us-consumers-purchase-prescription-drugs-by-generation/
